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turiya
29th August 2017, 14:47
Warning From The U.S. Infrastructure Council,
9/11-Level Cyber Attack Imminent - Episode 1365b
(Published on Aug 28, 2017)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZnXMgVkZg
__________Relevant Articles__________

Political/Rights


YouTube "Economically Censors" Ron Paul, Labels Videos "Not Suitable" For All Advertisers (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-27/youtube-economically-censors-ron-paul-labels-videos-not-suitable-all-advertisers)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user245717/imageroot/2017.08.26ronpaul.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-27/youtube-economically-censors-ron-paul-labels-videos-not-suitable-all-advertisers)
Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube, despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views...
Aug 27, 2017 11:20 PM

Former US Congressman Ron Paul has joined a growing list of independent political journalists and commentators who’re being economically punished by YouTube despite producing videos that routinely receive hundreds of thousands of views.
In a tweet published Saturday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange tweeted a screenshot of Paul’s “Liberty Report” page showing that his videos had been labeled “not suitable” for all advertisers by YouTube’s content arbiters.

The notion that YouTube would want to economically punish a former US Congressman for sharing his views on US foreign policy – a topic that he is unequivocally qualified to speak about – is absurd. Furthermore[/B], the “review requested” marking on one of Paul’s videos reveals that they were initially flagged by users before YouTube’s moderators confirmed that the videos were unsuitable for a broad audience.
“Considering most of Silicon Valley participate in the censorship of alleged ‘hate speech,’ diversity hiring and inclusivity committees. Their entire model is based around a far left outline. There’s no merit hiring, there’s no support of free speech and there certainly is not an equal representation of political views at these companies.”

Source: zerohedge.com


Bay Area TV Anchor: "I Experienced Hate First Hand Today In Berkeley" From Antifa (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/bay-area-tv-anchor-unveils-truth-i-experienced-hate-first-hand-today-people-dressed-)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user3303/imageroot/20170828_antifa3.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/bay-area-tv-anchor-unveils-truth-i-experienced-hate-first-hand-today-people-dressed-)
"My wife told me I'm going to get crucified by posting this. I told her I didn't care. This is what happened. This is what I saw. This is what I experienced. This is the truth. Period...If people dont want to hear the truth thats not my problem"

Aug 29, 2017 3:30 AM

for the first time since the campaigns began late last year and protests broke out, The Washington Post unleashed this shocking headline (https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/28/black-clad-antifa-attack-right-wing-demonstrators-in-berkeley/).

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/08/26/20170828_antifa4.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/08/26/20170828_antifa4.jpg)

Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about 100 anarchists and antifa – “anti-fascist” – members barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
Jumping over plastic and concrete barriers, the group melted into a larger crowd of around 2,000 that had marched peacefully throughout the sunny afternoon for a “Rally Against Hate” gathering.
Shortly after, violence began to flare. A pepper-spray-wielding Trump supporter was smacked to the ground with homemade shields. Another was attacked by five black-clad antifa members (https://twitter.com/shane_bauer/status/901910682030882816), each windmilling kicks and punches into a man desperately trying to protect himself. A conservative group leader retreated for safety (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_b5V2j0maY&feature=youtu.be) behind a line of riot police as marchers chucked water bottles, shot off pepper spray and screamed, “Fascist go home!”
Well known Bay Area TV personality, Frank Somerville – KTVU anchor – took to Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pg/FrankSomervilleKTVU/posts/) this weekend to explain what happened to him when he took a day trip to Berkeley.

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/08/26/20170828_antifa1_0.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/08/26/20170828_antifa1.jpg)

Before he starts, he notes…


I experienced hate first hand today… It came from these people dressed in all black at a protest in Berkeley.
Ironically they were all chanting about NO hate.
Some had shields and gloves. Some had helmets. Some had gas masks.

Source: zerohedge.com


Trump Accusing Media of Being ‘Fake’ Concerning – OSCE Media Freedom Rep (https://sputniknews.com/us/201708281056859634-trump-media-fake-osce/)
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media called on the US administration to refrain from attacks on the media as they cause deep concern and degrade the essential role the media plays in a democratic society.
US President Donald Trump accusing media of being “fake” and making up stories, as well as deepening divisions inside the country, is problematic and a cause for deep concern, Harlem Desir, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, in a letter released Monday.
Source: sputniknews.com


Trump To Lift Obama-Era Ban On Sale Of Military Weapons To Police (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/trump-lift-obama-era-ban-sale-military-style-weapons-police)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user245717/imageroot/2017.08.28tease.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/trump-lift-obama-era-ban-sale-military-style-weapons-police)
“We will not put superficial concerns above public safety. All you need to do is turn on a TV right now to see that for Houstonians this isn’t about appearances, it's about getting the job done and getting everyone to safety.”

Aug 28, 2017 11:12 AM

More than two years after it was initiated by President Obama, the Trump administration is preparing to lift a ban on the sale of some military style weapons to police, according to the Hill. (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348254-white-house-reverses-obama-ban-on-police-getting-military-equipment)The reversal, which was widely expected, was confirmed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday during a scheduled address at the annual meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police union.

“Those restrictions went too far,” Sessions said Monday. “We will not put superficial concerns above public safety. All you need to do is turn on a TV right now to see that for Houstonians this isn’t about appearances, it’s about getting the job done and getting everyone to safety.”
“The administration’s action would restore: the full scope of a longstanding program for recycling surplus, lifesaving gear from the Department of Defense, along with restoring the full scope of grants used to purchase this type of equipment from other sources,” according to an administration summary of the new program recently circulated to some law enforcement groups.
“Much of the equipment provided through the 1033 program is entirely defensive in nature … that protect officers in active shooter scenarios and other dangerous situations,” the Trump administration proposal says.
Source: zerohedge.com

Geopolitical / Police State


Congress Quietly Passed A Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches of Homes - Only 1% Opposed It (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-26/congress-quietly-passed-bill-allowing-warrantless-searches-homes-only-1-opposed-it)

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One of the most important things to remember about this legislation is that it was ignored by the media, and while it may only affect the Washington D.C. metro area now, it could be laying the blueprint for future legislation across the country.

Aug 27, 2017 11:19 AM

A bill that will allow homes to be searched without a warrant was passed with overwhelming support by the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Trump—and it happened with no media coverage and very little fanfare.
On the surface, House Joint Resolution 76 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-joint-resolution/76/text) looks harmless. The title of the bill claims that its purpose is “Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.”
The proposal for a safety commission to act as a wing of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority may sound logical, when its power includes thing such as the ability to “Adopt, revise, and distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program” and to “Review, approve, oversee, and enforce the adoption and implementation of WMATA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan.”
However, there is one major red flag buried within the text of the bill that stems from the list of “powers” given to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, and it violates one of the basic tenets of the U.S. Constitution.

The text gives the Commission the authority to enter property near the Metro Rail System “without limitation” and without a warrant, for the purpose of “making inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing.”
This clearly goes against the Fourth Amendment, which states (https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment) that Americans’ rights “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.”
Source: zerohedge.com


China invites five more countries to join BRICS (http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/asia/28-08-2017/138522-china_brics-0/)
Five more countries will join the BRICS summit (http://www.pravdareport.com/world/asia/04-08-2017/138335-brics_usa-0/) this year.
China, the chairing state of the 2017 BRICS summit, invited new participants to the summit.
“In addition to the leaders of five states, as well as the leaders of a number of international organisations, the heads of several other countries will attend the summit in the outreach format. This year, China, being the chairing state, invited Guinea, Mexico, Thailand, and Tajikistan,” Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov said.
The fifth invited state is Egypt. The leaders of the countries will meet in early September in Xiamen, Fujian Province.
Source: pravdareport.com

War


[B]US sanctions against Venezuela aimed at worsening internal situation — Foreign Ministry (http://tass.com/politics/962319)
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow is firmly opposed to unilateral sanctions against sovereign states
US sectoral sanctions against Venezuela are aimed at worsening the internal imbalance in that country and economic problems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.
Source: tass.com


China OPPOSES US sanctions on Venezuela (http://theduran.com/china-opposes-us-sanctions-venezuela/)
China and Russia have both come out in support of Venezuela.
Recently, Russia declared its position steadfastly opposed to war and punitive measures against the government of Venezuela. Today, China has joined this call in support of Caracus against further US measures of fear, threats and intimidation.
Source: theduran.com


U.S. Military: North Korean Missiles ‘Failed in Flight,’ One Blew Up ‘Almost Immediately’ (http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/08/25/us-military-north-korean-missiles-failed-flight-one-blew-almost-immediately/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+breitbart+%28Breitbart+News%2 9)
The North Korean government fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Friday — each failing before or during flight, according to U.S. Pacific Command (PaCOM).
“The first and third missiles at 11:49 a.m. and 12:19 p.m. [Hawaii time] failed in flight. The second missile launch at 12:07 p.m. appears to have blown up almost immediately,” PaCOM said in a statement on the North Korean missiles.
“The three launches occurred near Kittaeryong, North Korea. We are working with our Interagency partners on a more detailed assessment and we will provide a public update if warranted,” it said.
The missiles reportedly flew (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/world/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-from-its-east-coast.html?_r=0) about 155 miles before falling into the Sea of Japan.
Source: breitbart.com


N. Korea seeks debate on US-S. Korea drills at UN Security Council (http://theduran.com/n-korea-seeks-debate-us-s-korea-drills-un-security-council/)
North Korea has said that the drills are a threat to its security.
North Korea’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ja Song Nam has sent a letter to the organization’s Security Council (UNSC) asking to discuss the ongoing joint US-South Korea drills considered by Pyongyang as a rehearsal for military action against North Korea, media reported Sunday.
The annual joint Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) military exercise started in South Korea on Monday to last through August 31.


In a letter sent on Friday, Pyongyang requested to include the issue in the UNSC emergency agenda, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported, citing the North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
If the UNSC chooses to ignore Pyongyang’s request, the organization will demonstrate abandoning its responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, the letter reportedly read.
Source: theduran.com


Ukraine releases footage of two North Korean missile spies (http://gearsofbiz.com/ukraine-releases-footage-of-two-north-korean-missile-spies/32478)
A video has been released by the Ukrainian secret service of two North Korean spies being snared in an undercover sting as proof the country is not assisting Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missile programme.
An article in the New York Times earlier this month raised concerns Pyongyang was relying on outside help and pointed the finger at the Ukraine.
Kiev strongly denied the allegations, stating it had never supplied defence technology to North Korea, and has now attempted to back it up by releasing the footage.
It shows two men supposedly photographing secret weapon plans in a bunker in the Ukraine before the special services swoop to arrest them.
The entrapment mission was organised by officials to capture the pair who arrived in the Ukraine via the North Korean embassy in Moscow.
Source: gearsofbiz.com


Afghanistan Ambassador wants Russia, not US to help restore peace (https://sputniknews.com/asia/201708261056814201-afghanistan-us-russia-peace/)
Afghan Ambassador to Moscow Abdul Qayyum Kochai said Saturday that Kabul wants Russia’s assistance in restoring peace in the war-torn country, not that of the United States and other Western nations.Kochai stressed Afghans want the relations with Russia to be “very good,” despite the problems that stood in between the two nations throughout the history.
Source: sott.net


Russia Downs Several Israeli Drones in Syria’s Airspace (http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960604300790)
A Russian media outlet reported on Saturday that the Russian air defense units in Syria have shot down three Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the war-hit country’s airspace in April, May and July.
The Arabic-language website of the Russian Sputnik news agency said that based on the Russian Defense Ministry’s intelligence air defense units equipped with guided missiles targeted and downed three Heron spying drones of Israel on April 9, May 20 and July 6.
Source: en.farsnews.com


Syrian Army advances along Jordanian border, pushing towards US base (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-advances-along-jordanian-border-pushing-towards-us-base/)
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their Jordanian offensive this morning after taking a brief hiatus to allow for their soldiers to rest.
Using heavy artillery and missiles, the Syrian Army pounded the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) defenses for nearly two hours before they began their ground assault.
Led by the 5th Corps’ infantry units, the Syrian Arab Army overpowered the Free Syrian Army
Source:almasdarnews.com


Islamic State begins to leave Syria-Lebanon border zone (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-idUSKCN1B70X5?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuter s+World+News%29)
A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families began to depart the Lebanon-Syria border zone on Monday under Syrian military escort, surrendering their enclave and leaving for eastern Syria after a week-long battle.
A line of ambulances and buses were shown on Syrian state television driving slowly through the arid countryside, the border’s pale hills behind them, as they departed.
It will end any Sunni militant presence on the border, an important goal for Lebanon and the Shi’ite Hezbollah group, and is the first time Islamic State has publicly agreed to a forced evacuation from territory it held in Syria.
Source: reuters.com


Cyber Attacks



U.S. Infrastructure Council Warns of Imminent ‘9/11-Level Cyber Attack’ (http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/u.s.-infrastructure-council-warns-of-imminent-911-level-cyber-attack.html)
A recent report (https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/niac-cyber-study-draft-report-08-15-17-508.pdf) [PDF] from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), based on a review of hundreds of studies and interviews with 38 industry experts, warned that the U.S. government and private sector are falling short in defending critical systems from aggressive cyber attacks.
“The challenges the NIAC identified are well-known and reflected in study after study,” the report states. “There is a narrow and fleeting window of opportunity before a watershed, 9/11-level cyber attack to organize effectively and take bold action.”
Source: esecurityplanet.com/

SOURCE: X22Report.com (http://x22report.com/warning-from-the-u-s-infrastructure-council-911-level-cyber-attack-imminent-episode-1365/#more-279986)

Kathy
29th August 2017, 16:00
turiya, thank you for this very comprehensive report.

turiya
29th August 2017, 17:36
Battlefield America Is the New Normal:
We’re Not in Mayberry Anymore

Guest Post by John W. Whitehead (https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/battlefield_america_is_the_new_normal_were_not_in_ mayberry_anymore_short)

“If we’re training cops as soldiers, giving them equipment like soldiers, dressing them up as soldiers, when are they going to pick up the mentality of soldiers? (https://archive.is/fLO6)”— Arthur Rizer, former police officer

America, you’ve been fooled again.

While the nation has been distracted by a media maelstrom dominated by news of white supremacists, Powerball jackpots, Hurricane Harvey, and a Mayweather v. McGregor fight, the American Police State has been carving its own path of devastation and destruction through what’s left of the Constitution.

We got sucker punched.

First, Congress overwhelmingly passed—and President Trump approved—a law allowing warrantless searches of private property (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/congress-passes-bill-allowing-homes-searched-without-warrant/) for the purpose of “making inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing.”

For now, the scope of the law is geographically limited to property near the Washington DC Metro system, but mark my words, this is just a way of testing the waters. Under the pretext of ensuring public safety by “inspecting” property in the vicinity of anything that could be remotely classified as impacting public safety (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/congress-passes-bill-allowing-homes-searched-without-warrant/), the government could gain access to almost any private property in the country.

Then President Trump, aided and abetted by his trusty Department of Justice henchman Jeff Sessions and to the delight of the nation’s powerful police unions, rolled back restrictions on the government’s military recycling program (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/politics/trump-military-equipment-police.html).

What this means is that police agencies, only minimally deterred by the Obama administration’s cosmetic ban (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/27/trump-expected-lift-ban-military-gear-local-police-forces/606065001/) on certain types of military gear, can now go hog-wild.

We’re talking Blackhawk helicopters, machine guns, grenade launchers, battering rams, explosives, chemical sprays, body armor, night vision, rappelling gear, armored vehicles, and tanks (http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/240107_b_Empire.htm).

Clearly, we’re not in Mayberry anymore.
...Or if this is Mayberry, it’s Mayberry in The Twilight Zone.

As journalist Benjamin Carlson stresses, “In today’s Mayberry, Andy Griffith and Barney Fife could be using grenade launchers and a tank (https://archive.is/fLO6) to keep the peace.”

Contrast the idyllic Mayberry with the American police state of today, where local police—clad in jackboots, helmets and shields and wielding batons, pepper-spray, stun guns, and assault rifles—have increasingly come to resemble occupying forces in communities across the country.

As Alyssa Rosenberg writes for The Washington Post, “[The Andy Griffith Show] expressed an ideal that has leached out of American pop culture and public policy, to dangerous effect: that the police were part of the communities that they served and shared their fellow citizens’ interests (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/08/14/from-mayberry-to-ferguson-the-rise-of-the-modern-cop/). They were of their towns and cities, not at war with them.”

That’s really what this is about: a war on the American citizenry waged by local law enforcement armed to the teeth with weapons previously only seen on the battlefield

As investigative journalists Andrew Becker and G.W. Schulz reveal, “Many police, including beat cops, now routinely carry assault rifles. Combined with body armor and other apparel, many officers look more and more like combat troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (http://www.thedailybeast.com/local-cops-ready-for-war-with-homeland-security-funded-military-weapons).”

Thanks to Trump, this transformation of America into a battlefield is only going to get worse.

To be fair, Trump did not create this totalitarian nightmare. However, he has legitimized it and, in so doing, has also accelerated the pace at which we fall deeper into the clutches of outright tyranny.

In the hands of government agents, whether they are members of the military, law enforcement or some other government agency, these weapons of war have become accepted instruments of tyranny, routine parts of America’s day-to-day life, a byproduct of the rapid militarization of law enforcement over the past several decades.

It’s a modern-day Trojan Horse.

Although these federal programs that allow the military to “gift” battlefield-appropriate weapons, vehicles and equipment to domestic police departments (http://www.semissourian.com/story/1990432.html) at taxpayer expense are being sold to communities as a benefit, the real purpose is to keep the defense industry churning out profits, bring police departments in line with the military, and establish a standing army.

It’s a militarized approach to make-work programs, except in this case, instead of unnecessary busy work to keep people employed, communities across America are finding themselves “gifted” with unnecessary drones, tanks, grenade launchers and other military equipment better suited to the battlefield in order to fatten the bank accounts of the military industrial complex.

In addition to being an astounding waste of taxpayer money, this equipping of police with military-grade equipment and weapons also gives rise to a dangerous mindset in which police adopt a warrior-like, more aggressive approach to policing.

The results are deadly.

As a study by researchers at Stanford University makes clear, “When law enforcement receives more military materials — weapons, vehicles and tools — it becomes … more likely to jump into high-risk situations. Militarization makes every problem — even a car of teenagers driving away from a party — look like a nail that should be hit with an AR-15 hammer (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/30/does-military-equipment-lead-police-officers-to-be-more-violent-we-did-the-research/).”

The danger of giving police high-power toys and weapons is that they will feel compelled to use it in all kinds of situations that would never normally warrant battlefield gear, weapons or tactics.

Suffice it to say, change will not come easily.

As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People (https://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-America-War-American-People/dp/1590793099), the police unions are a powerful force and they will not relinquish their power easily. Connect the dots and you’ll find that most, if not all, attempts to cover up police misconduct or sidestep accountability (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/19/why-are-police-unions-blocking-reform) can be traced back to police unions and the police lobby.

Just look at Trump: he’s been on the police unions’ payroll from the moment they endorsed him for president, and he’s paid them back generously by ensuring that police can kill, shoot, taser, abuse and steal from American citizens with impunity.

Still, the responsibility rests with “we the people.”

As author Ta-Nehisi Coates reminds us (https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/24/the-usa-as-a-failed-state-ta-nehisi-coatess-between-the-world-and-me/):

The truth is that the police reflect America in all of its will and fear, and whatever we might make of this country’s criminal justice policy, it cannot be said that it was imposed by a repressive minority. The abuses that have followed from these policies—the sprawling carceral state, the random detention of black people, the torture of suspects—are the product of democratic will. And so to challenge the police is to challenge the American people who send them into the ghettos armed with the same self-generated fears that compelled the people who think they are white to flee the cities and into the Dream. The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs (https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/24/the-usa-as-a-failed-state-ta-nehisi-coatess-between-the-world-and-me/).
SOURCE (https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/battlefield_america_is_the_new_normal_were_not_in_ mayberry_anymore_short)

turiya
29th August 2017, 18:43
How The Deep State
Ties Down Trump
August 26, 2017
Authored by Alastair Crooke via ConsortiumNews.com, (https://consortiumnews.com/2017/08/26/how-the-deep-state-ties-down-trump/)


America’s Deep State players have tied down President Trump on Russian sanctions and other foreign and economic policies but that doesn’t mean the struggle is over…



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President Trump has had his foreign policy hands and
feet tied by the Russia (and Iran) Sanctions Act.

He now has been rendered “helpless”: in respect to détente with Russia — gulliverized, spitefully, by his own party, working with the Democrats, to empty Trump’s constitutional prerogatives in foreign policy – and to seize them for Congress.



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President Donald Trump announces the selection of
Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new National Security Adviser
on Feb. 20, 2017. (Screen shot from Whitehouse.gov)

And in a further humiliation, Trump has been “rolled (http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2017/08/httpswwwwashingtonpostcomnewspowerpostpalomadaily-20220170822daily-202-a-dozen-key-lines-from-.html)” by his military minders (Generals James Mattis, H.R. McMaster and John Kelly) on his Afghan policy: he has relinquished civilian oversight of this military expedition in Afghanistan to McMaster and Mattis — the former being the presumed author of the “new” Afghan policy. The President was “rolled” on his foreign military prerogatives too – as Commander in Chief – by his triumvirate of military minders in the White House. The “civilian” leadership has given place to the “military.”

The question is whether these humiliating concessions will appease his opponents sufficiently to allow the President to “live on,” albeit as an incapacitated President, or is this just the hors d’oeuvre? It seems that the entrée may be being planned as the complete discrediting of Trump’s base – ordinary Republicans being lashed to the Trump “Titanic” – to be sunk along with its captain – as “white-supremacists, white bigots and Nazis.”

Professor Walter Russell Mead – and he should know – tells (https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-isnt-going-away-1503354392?mg=prod/accounts-wsj) us that “President Trump’s highest officials remain committed, one way or another, to defending the global order the U.S. has been building since the Truman era. That includes [Secretary of State RexTillerson, Mattis, Kelly and McMaster]: These men share a disdain for the Obama administration’s retrenchment and retreat. … They want to check the ambitions of America’s rivals, while restoring the foundations, both military and economic, of U.S. world power.”

Ok – that is clear: they want to “grasp” America as world order. They have been trying that for some time now, but have not yet succeeded in seizing “her.” With all “her” allure and riches, their quarry remains frustratingly elusive, and her very unattainability seems to madden “ego” even more – so that which cannot be “had,” must be despoiled.

What else accounts for the new Afghan plan? Almost nobody (outside of the U.S. élites) believes it will do other than prolong an unwinnable war (or worse, push Pakistan and India into confrontation). Yet the further despoliation of Afghanistan must go on, for the sake of the myth of this America – of Trump’s “highest officials” – that America is always victorious, if only it wills it sufficiently, and is persistent – “defeat” as heresy.

It is a familiar story of inflated ego. But the sense of power and wanting to “grasp at something unattainable” is so compelling, that the U.S. élites desire both to crush the “infuriating” Trump, and his “deplorables” – to thrust them down into the irrecoverable depths – while weakening any external rival that might hinder the way to their “having” America, as world order.

A Frenzied Deep State

It seems that the American deep state is so frenzied in this way that its inhabitants can no longer see straight: they are ready to risk despoiling not just the “recalcitrant” abroad, but America herself. And the way they are going about trying to “have her,” may well ruin the deep state too, as collateral damage.



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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with U.S. President
Donald Trump at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany,
on July 7, 2017. (Screen shot from Whitehouse.gov)

The Russia Sanctions Act may have been conceived both to paralyze President Trump, and to validate the “Putin-stole-the-Election” narrative, but it precisely removes any chance of Messrs Mattis, McMaster, Kelly and Tillerson to succeed with seizing America as world proconsul.

Russia, China and Iran, now linked by again being threatened by sanctions, are now firmly embedded (http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2017/08/22/russia-turkey-iran-triangle-gains-traction/) into a strategic coalition – and they are determined to resist.

Incredibly, as one commentator (http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/08/the-us-can-not-be-trusted-lesson-xxxiv-trump-cheats-on-china-sanction-deal.html) put it: “During the ramp up to new UN sanctions on North Korea, the Trump administration threatened to sanction China if it did not commit to further pressure [on N. Korea] … Trump himself implied that he was willing for a quid pro quo: ‘If China helps us, I feel a lot differently toward trade, a lot differently toward trade’, [Trump] told reporters …


“A deal was made, and the UN Resolution 2371 passed … China did its part of the deal: It helped pass the UN resolution against North Korea – and it immediately implemented it, even though that caused a significant loss for Chinese companies which trade with North Korea.

“Now Trump is back at sanctioning Chinese (and Russian) companies: The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 16 mainly Chinese and Russian companies and people for assisting North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and helping the North make money to support those programs …

“Among those sanctioned are six Chinese companies, including three coal companies; two Singapore-based companies that sell oil to North Korea and three Russians that work with them; a Russian company that deals in North Korean metals and its Russian director; a construction company based in Namibia; a second Namibia-based company, and its North Korean director, that supplies North Korean workers to build statues overseas to generate income for the North.

“These are ‘secondary sanctions’ which block financial transactions and make it nearly impossible for those companies and people to run an international business. Moreover – China had already banned all coal imports from North Korea. It had sent back North Korean coal ships, and instead bought coal from the United States. [And] now, Chinese companies are getting sanctioned over North Korean coal that they no longer buy? Furthermore, selling fuel oil to North Korea is explicitly allowed under the new UN sanctions…”

The alliance of these three states and their “partner forces” no longer believe that America is capable of serious diplomacy, or that it enjoys any real capacity to “seize” the world. On the contrary, they see Europe drifting away from the U.S., the Gulf Cooperation Council in disarray, and even Israel is despairing of its Washington ally. They do remain concerned about North Korea, but the fear of U.S. pre-emptive military action against North Korea is tempered by the knowledge that North Korea effectively holds 30,000 U.S. servicemen hostage in the de-militarized zone.

The primary focus is now shifting to how these states might protect themselves, if the two sides in the U.S. internal conflict (http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/is-america-headed-for-a-new-kind-of-civil-war) succeed in each despoiling one another, and thereby throw the world into financial turmoil (hence the flurry of activity in arranging local currency contracts and currency swaps):

“When Steve Bannon was ejected from the White House, last week,” the New Yorker quotes (https://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizza/how-steve-bannon-lost-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-trumpism) Bannon as citing “his frustrations with the coming tax bill, as one of the reasons he believed that the Trump nationalist agenda had been hijacked by the so-called globalists, such as Cohn and the other members of the Big Six.”

Yes, Trump has been “rolled” in the economic sphere, too: The “big six” consist of four members of Congress (including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan), plus economic adviser Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin – both of Goldman Sachs.

“They’re not populists, they’re not nationalists, they had no interest in his program – Zero”, Bannon told (http://www.weeklystandard.com/bannon-the-trump-presidency-that-we-fought-for-and-won-is-over./article/2009355) the Weekly Standard, “On what element of Trump’s program, besides tax cuts — which is going to be the standard marginal tax cut — where have they rallied to Trump’s cause? They haven’t.”

[B]The Power of Cohn

“In the Bannon-era, factionalized Trump White House, Cohn was not just the head of the National Economic Council but the leader of the group of officials whom Bannon derided as ‘New York.’ (Breitbart stories called Cohn and his companions at the N.E.C. ‘Globalist Swampsters’)”, notes (https://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizza/how-steve-bannon-lost-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-trumpism) the New Yorker.



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White House economic adviser Gary Cohn.

Cohn, who is 56, was brought into the Administration by Jared Kushner, the President’s son-in-law, who once interned for Cohn at Goldman Sachs. Cohn is a long-time donor to Democratic candidates.

So, Trump’s “reflation trade” is being “normalized” by the “big six” – more of the usual D.C. politics.

But, why be concerned (http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-the-steamroller-with-eyes-wide-shut/) if the U.S. stock market is hitting new highs every day? Indeed, the “market” has ridden an “ascending curve for 101 months since March 2009, during which the S&P 500 rose by 270% and rarely dropped by more than 2-4%, without coming to believe that nothing mattered except hitting the bid during the more than 50 intervals when the stock market momentarily faltered. Virtually without exception, each shallow dip was accompanied by easy money ‘buy’ signals from the central banks, or selective ‘green shoots’ [releases] among the in-coming data.”

As David Stockman writes (http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/picking-up-nickels-in-front-of-the-steamroller-with-eyes-wide-shut/):



[I]“After 101 months of dip buying … the headline reading algos [robot computer traders] have become programmed in a completely asymmetrical manner. They are triggered to ‘buy’ on economic/policy good news (because it implies more profits); but also to ‘buy’ on bad news (because it means more [liquidity] accommodation, and market-support/price keeping actions by the Fed and other central banks.

“But this beneficent arrangement also encourages even prudent gamblers to minimize the amount of downside hedging insurance they purchase to protect their often heavily leveraged (through options and derivatives) book of longs.”

Stockman is warning that markets already are trading at historic highs, and that no one is paying attention to these extreme valuations or the economic or political fundamentals – simply because the latter has become utterly irrelevant, if every small market dip, is immediately followed by the unbroken elevation of all asset classes (thanks to Central Bank interventions).



[I]“That is, the gamblers and robo-machines have become so hard-wired to the expectation that the central banking and fiscal branches of the state will do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep the stock averages rising, that it has become irrational to waste time and resources on parsing ‘whatever is going on,’” Instead, writes (http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/the-goldman-sachs-regency/) Stockman, “it’s all about the chart points, money flows, next in rotation sectors, ETF buying power, momentum trades and technical arbitrages, such as embodied in the currently massive risk parity trades.”


In short, all sensibility to risk (political or credit or any other) has been expunged by the determination of the Central Banks to keep asset prices inflating higher. The financial system precisely is looking the other way — intent on making money “when the going is easy” – and consequently, any crisis now will create a disproportionate impact on those levered asset values, magnified by the trades today being all one-way.

[B]A Zombiefied Trump

Here is the point: Will the political zombiefication of President Trump satisfy the two party Establishments? Are they mollified enough, to come together to agree on a budget and a new “clean” debt ceiling (the “ceiling” arrives on Sept. 29)? And, even if achieved, will so-called “normalization” of Trump policies really take the U.S. back to the nirvana of “how things used to be”?




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The Wall Street bull statue by Arturo Di Modica

Ostensibly, “normalization” of Trump’s economic policy should be manageable: Ryan and McConnell would need only to line up a modest number of Democratic votes (together with Republican foot-soldiers), to enact a debt ceiling increase. But it may be more complicated – much more complicated than that: Should the Democrats cooperate (and they will want to appear that they are co-operating in order to avoid blame for any subsequent Federal shut-down), it will be only on the basis of “an onerous quid pro quo (http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/the-goldman-sachs-regency/)that requires Trump to give up the Mexican Wall; tax cuts for the wealthy; his proposed deep domestic spending cuts, and also to fund the insurance company bailouts that are needed to forestall drastic premium increases and coverage cancellations during the 2018 insurance (and election) year.”

Certainly, the Democrats will present a public face of co-operation, but such is the angry temper of Washington today (with both sides looking for a fight), that almost certainly they will require their revenge pound of flesh cut from Trump’s side. The Freedom Caucus group of Republicans (which is linked to Bannon) might then jump ship, leaving the Big Six with either “no ceiling deal” or a “Democratic”-shaped budget.

Trump tweeted:
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I requested that Mitch M & Paul R tie the
Debt Ceiling legislation into the popular V.A.
Bill (which just passed) for easy approval.
They...

5:19 AM - 24 Aug 2017
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...didn't do it so now we have a big deal with
Dems holding them up (as usual) on Debt
Ceiling approval. Could have been so easy-
now a mess!

5:25 AM - 24 Aug 2017
________________________________

Axios reports (https://www.axios.com/axios-am-2476475674.html) that “top White House and GOP leadership officials tell us [Axios], the chances of a market-rattling government shutdown are rising by the day — and were [such] even before Trump threatened at his raucous Phoenix rally on Tuesday night, to use a shutdown as leverage to get funding for the [Mexican] border wall.”

Quoting a “top Republican source” who puts the chance as high as 75 percent, Axios adds that “the peculiar part is that almost everyone I talk to on the Hill, agrees that it is more likely than not.”

The Democrats seem determined to remove any provision for “the wall,” and Trump seems to be spoiling for a fight with the Democrats (and Ryan and McConnell) on this issue. He has had to acquiesce to being “rolled” in foreign and defense policy — might he turn, and dig in his heels? He is already channeling the blame onto the Republican Establishment leadership.

If so, what price the continuation of a market historic “high” and brimming with complacency?

Russia and China are right to be thinking “worst case” and how to minimize their exposure to any American cataclysmic descent into political turmoil – and possible violence.


SOURCE (https://consortiumnews.com/2017/08/26/how-the-deep-state-ties-down-trump/)

turiya
30th August 2017, 01:54
X22Report... Political News... for August 29, 2017...

North Korea, Is A Major Conflict
Headed Our Way - Episode 1366b
(Published on Aug 29, 2017)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRfSzj1ZA8I
___________Relevant Articles___________

Political/Rights


Podesta Group Subpoenaed By Special Counsel Mueller In Russia Probe (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/podesta-group-subpeonaed-special-counsel-mueller-russia-probe)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user230519/imageroot/Podesta%202_0.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/podesta-group-subpeonaed-special-counsel-mueller-russia-probe)
"Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued subpoenas seeking testimony from executives who worked on a campaign organized by Paul Manafort – including the Podesta Group. We think they are trying to figure out, was this a legitimate project?"

Aug 28, 2017 7:20 PM

The Podesta Group (PG) was co-founded by Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman, John Podesta, and is still run by his brother, Tony Podesta. Now, according The Daily Caller (http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/podesta-group-subpoenaed-in-russia-probe/?utm_source=site-share), PG, one of six lobbying firms that worked on Manafort’s campaign to get Ukraine into the European Union between 2012 to 2014, finds itself directly in the crosshairs of Special Counsel Mueller’s Russia probe.

The Podesta Group belatedly filed multiple new disclosures with the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to their work in the Ukraine during Manafort’s campaign, [/B]the Washington Examiner reported on Thursday.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued subpoenas seeking testimony from executives who worked on a campaign organized by Paul Manafort – including the Podesta Group —


Meanwhile, Special Counsel Mueller’s interest in PG comes just as the Washington Examiner (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-do-you-say-whoops-in-russian-podesta-group-retroactively-files-more-doj-disclosures-for-pro-putin-work/article/2632538) noted that the firm belatedly filed numerous new disclosures regarding their ‘pro-Russia’ work.
Source: zerohedge.com


Obama administration quietly closed 200K deportation cases, leaving thousands of illegal immigrants to roam the US (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/200000-deportation-cases-quietly-closed-under-obama/article/2632724)

During the Obama era up to 200,000 deportation cases were “administratively closed” without action, a move that left tens of thousands of illegal immigrants free to roam America, sometimes indefinitely, according to a new report.When added to those cases still pending court action, it brings the backlog of cases to about 800,000, far more than previously known.
In the report for the Center for Immigration Studies, (https://cis.org/Arthur/Immigration-Court-Backlog-Larger-We-Know) former immigration judge Andrew R. Arthur (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-to-cut-the-massive-backlog-in-the-immigration-courts/article/2632619) said that there are some 100,000 cases that were closed, but told Secrets that it could be as high as 200,000.[/B]
“The Trump administration has taken action to reverse the practice of letting authorities close the cases and is working to reschedule them, he added.

Source: sott.net
War

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan; S.Korea Military Raising Alert (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/north-korea-fires-missile-yen-soars-after-japan-warns-people-take-precautions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)

North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido early on Tuesday, marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula
South Korea’s military said the missile was launched from the Sunan region near Pyongyang at 5:57 a.m. local time and flew 2,700 km (1,680 miles), reaching an altitude of about 550 km (340 miles). Japanese’s NHK broadcaster reported the missile broke into three pieces and fell into waters off Hokkaido.


http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/08/12/flight%20path_0.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/08/12/flight%20path.jpg)Source: zerohedge.com


South Korea responds to Pynoyngyang’s missile launch with ‘overwhelming’ show of force (http://theduran.com/south-korea-responds-pynoyngyangs-missile-launch-overwhelming-shw-roce/)

Japan and South Korea have requested the latest DPRK missile launch be discussed at an emergency session of the UN Security Council.
South Korea has responded to North Korea’s recent missile launch by ordering a large military drill employing F15 fighter jets dropping bombs in an exercise which took place near Taebaek, a South Korean town near the 38th parallel which divides the two Korean states.
Drills were already in progress

Source: theduran.com


Trump Vows "All Options On The Table" After North Korea Missile Launch (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/trump-responds-north-korea-missile-launch-all-options-are-table)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user5/imageroot/trump%20face%20dark_42.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/trump-responds-north-korea-missile-launch-all-options-are-table)
"The world has received North Korea's latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled contempt for its neighbors... Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime's isolation in the region and among all nations of the world. All options are on the table."

Aug 29, 2017 8:17 AM


Nikki Haley: "Something Serious Has To Happen... Enough Is Enough" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/nikki-haley-something-serious-has-happen-enough-enough)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user5/imageroot/Kim%20monitor_0.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/nikki-haley-something-serious-has-happen-enough-enough)
"North Korea’s launch of a missile over Japan was absolutely unacceptable and irresponsible... the Security Council now needed to take serious action." - Nikki Haley

Aug 29, 2017 10:57 AM


US Conducts Successful Field Test Of New Nuclear Bomb (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/us-conducts-successful-field-test-new-nuclear-bomb?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIVv4rAW4AArZ2g.jpg:small (https://twitter.com/FrankKlotzNNSA/status/902251241354526722/photo/1)
Two B61-12 gravity bombs (without a nuclear warhead) were dropped from F-15 fighter jets on August 8 at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, and were designed to test the “non-nuclear functions and the aircraft’s capability to deliver the weapon.” These tests are part of a series over the next three years to qualify the B61-12 for service. As we noted at the time (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-14/us-conducts-successful-field-test-new-nuclear-gravity-bomb), the first qualification flight test occurred in March.
the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced another successful flight test of B61-12 gravity nuclear bombs in Nevada. The second qualification flight test for the nuclear bomb was carried out by the NNSA and the US Air Force.
The August test of the B61-12 was the second in a series with the final design review due in September 2018 and the first production unit scheduled for completion by March 2020. Once the bomb is authorized for use in 2020, the US plans to deploy some 180 of the B61-12 precision-guided thermonuclear bombs to five European countries as follows:
Belgium – 20;
Germany -20;
Italy – 70;
Netherlands – 20;
Turkey -50;
… although in light of the recent deterioration in relations between Washington and Ankara, it will likely consider reassessing the Turkish deployment.

Source: zerohedge.com


IRAQI FORCES ARE CLOSE TO LIBERATION OF ENTIRE TAL AFAR AREA IN NORTHERN NINEVEH (https://southfront.org/iraqi-forces-are-close-to-liberation-of-entire-tal-afar-area-in-northern-nineveh/)

The Iraqi Army and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have been rapidly advancing in the Tal Afar countryside since the liberation of this important city from ISIS last weekend.
About 2,000 civilians have fled to the Peshmerga-held area north of Tal Afar as a result of the clashes between government forces and ISIS.[/B]

Source: southfront.org


Israel Threatens To Bomb Assad's Presidential Palace (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/israel-threatens-bomb-assads-presidential-palace)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user5/imageroot/bibi%20putin%202.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/israel-threatens-bomb-assads-presidential-palace)
A senior Israeli official threatened to assassinate Syrian President Assad by bombing his palace in Damascus, while further adding that Israel will seek to derail the US-Russia brokered de-escalation deal reached in Astana, Kazakhstan earlier this summer.

Aug 29, 2017 8:21 AM

More information has emerged from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Putin last week. The two met in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi on August 23rd to discuss recent developments in Syria.
According to new shocking reports in both Arab and Israeli media, a senior Israeli official accompanying Netanyahu on the trip threatened to assassinate Syrian President Assad by bombing his palace in Damascus, while further adding that Israel will seek to derail the US-Russia brokered de-escalation deal reached in Astana, Kazakhstan earlier this summer.
According to the Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-Official-If-Iran-extends-in-Syrian-well-bomb-Assads-palace-503597):

The Israeli Prime Minister also shared intelligence with Putin which purports to reveal Iranian plans for long-term presence in Syria

Source: zerohedge.com

turiya
30th August 2017, 16:01
In Full: Dr. Sebastian Gorka’s Explosive
White House Resignation Letter (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/28/in-full-dr-sebastian-gorkas-explosive-white-house-resignation-letter/)

Via Breitbart (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/28/in-full-dr-sebastian-gorkas-explosive-white-house-resignation-letter/)

http://media.breitbart.com/media/2017/08/Sebastian-Gorka-Getty-640x481-640x481.jpg

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, who since January has served as deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, resigned from the White House administration on Friday evening, saying, “it is clear to me that forces that do not support the MAGA promise are – for now – ascendant within the White House.“


Breitbart News has now obtained a full copy of his resignation letter:


Dear Mr. President,

It has been my high honor to serve in the White House as one of your Deputy Assistants and Strategists.

In the last thirty years our great nation, and especially our political, media, and educational elites, have strayed so far from the principles of our Republic’s Founding that we faced a grim and godless future.

Your victory last November was truly a “Hail Mary pass” on the way to re-stablishing America upon the eternal values enshrined in our Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

It is, therefore, all the more difficult for me to tender my resignation with this letter.

Your presidency will prove to be one of the most significant events in modern American politics. November the 8th was the result of decades during which the political and media elites felt that they knew better than the people who elect them into office. They do not, and the MAGA platform allowed their voices finally to be heard.

Regrettably, outside of yourself, the individuals who most embodied and represented the policies that will “Make America Great Again,” have been internally countered, systematically removed, or undermined in recent months. This was made patently obvious as I read the text of your speech on Afghanistan this week.

The fact that those who drafted and approved the speech removed any mention of “radical Islam” or “radical Islamic terrorism” proves that a crucial element of your presidential campaign has been lost.

Just as worrying, when discussing our future actions in the region, the speech listed operational objectives without ever defining the strategic victory conditions we are fighting for. This omission should seriously disturb any national security professional, and any American who is unsatisfied with the last 16 years of disastrous policy decisions which have led to thousands of Americans killed and trillions of taxpayer dollars spent in ways that have not brought security or victory.

America is an incredibly resilient nation, the greatest on God’s Earth. If it were not so, we could not have survived through the unbelievably divisive years of the Obama Administration, nor witness your message to roundly defeat a candidate who significantly outspent you and had the Fakenews Industrial Complex 100% on her side.

Nevertheless, given recent events, it is clear to me that forces that do not support the MAGA promise are – for now – ascendant within the White House.

As a result, the best and most effective way I can support you, Mr. President, is from outside the People’s House.

Millions of Americans believe in the vision of Making America Great Again. They will help eventually rebalance this unfortunate temporary reality.

Despite the historically unprecedented and scandalous treatment you have received at the hands of those within the Establishment and mainstream media who perennially see America as the problem and who wish to re-engineer our nation in their own ideological image, I know you will stay the course for the sake of all America’s citizens.

When we first met in your offices in New York, in the Summer of 2015, it was instantly clear that you love the Republic and will never give up once you have committed yourself to victory.

When it comes to our vital National Security interests, your leadership guarantees that radical Islamic terrorism will be obliterated, that the threat of a nuclear Iran will be neutralized, and that the hegemonic ambitions of Communist China will be robustly countered.

I and like-minded compatriots will be working on the outside to support you and your official team as we return America to its rightful and glorious place as the shining “city upon a hill.”

God Bless America.

In Gratitude,
Sebastian Gorka

Source: Breitbart (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/28/in-full-dr-sebastian-gorkas-explosive-white-house-resignation-letter/)

Aragorn
30th August 2017, 16:10
That "God bless America" line does it every time, doesn't it? ;) (And it only confirms my earlier analysis that "stupid" is the new "cool". :rolleyes:)

turiya
30th August 2017, 17:34
It certainly has become a typically worn-out phrase... as if god has a favorite country... just like a lot of other worn-out word-phrases: "made in America" (since manufacturing base has been sent overseas)...*"American ingenuity" (is sadly lacking these days) ... a "Silver Dollar" (in which one would be a complete idiot to do the following)... "you can take that to the bank"... "Ford has a better idea" (well, at least better than GM)... "Fox News - Fair & Balanced" (with their version of the 'Fake News')... I could spend the rest of the day, but I'd rather not... since it would be a "waste of time"... doing so.

turiya
30th August 2017, 21:54
Mark Dice video regarding Trump pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio...


Trump Owns Reporters Upset About Arpaio Pardon
(Published on Aug 28, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB2tvmtP1po
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Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-25/trump-pardons-sheriff-joe-arpaio)

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Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio confirmed his life's work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon.

Aug 25, 2017 8:15 PM



President Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Today, President Donald J. Trump granted a Presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio’s life and career, which began at the age of 18 when he enlisted in the military after the outbreak of the Korean War, exemplify selfless public service. After serving in the Army, Arpaio became a police officer in Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas NV and later served as a Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), formerly the Bureau of Narcotics. After 25 years of admirable service, Arpaio went on to lead the DEA’s branch in Arizona.

In 1992, the problems facing his community pulled Arpaio out of retirement to return to law enforcement. He ran and won a campaign to become Sheriff of Maricopa County. Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio confirmed his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon.

In immediate response, Sheriff Arpaio told NBC that he believes he is vindicated by Trump’s pardon, and looks forward to sharing his story.

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Curious for more?

Here is the NYT with “Why Trump Can’t Pardon Arpaio (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/trump-arpaio-pardon-arizona-sheriff.html?mcubz=0&_r=0)” although a just as interesting, if missing, read would have been “why Bill Clinton can’t pardon Marc Rich. ”

ZeroHedge.com (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/08/26/trump-pardons-sheriff-joe-arpaio/#more-157662)
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JAKE TAPPER GETS OWNED
OVER TRUMP'S ARPAIO PARDON
(Published on Aug 27, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtTQwxhPNM

turiya
31st August 2017, 02:20
The Cabal's Agenda Is Starting To
Backfire, What's Next? - Episode 1367b
(Published on Aug 30, 2017)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCsTy1_CrHU
__________Relevant Articles__________

Political/Rights

FBI refuses to release Hillary Clinton files, says lawyer did not demonstrate the ‘public’s interest in the disclosure’ (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fbi-refuses-to-release-hillary-clinton-files-says-lawyer-did-not-demonstrate-the-publics-interest-in-the-disclosure/article/2632905#new_tab)

The FBI turned down a lawyer’s request for the release of FBI files on Hillary Clinton, faulting the lawyers’ documents for not providing enough proof “that the public interest sought is a significant one,” according to multiple reports Tuesday. (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/fbi-lack-public-interest-emails-justifies-withhold/)
The FBI killed the request made by attorney Ty Clevenger, who filed a Freedom of Information Act request earlier this year to obtain information relating to the investigation into Clinton’s emails.
“You have not sufficiently demonstrated that the public’s interest in disclosure outweighs personal privacy interests of the subject,” Hardy said to Clevenger in a letter on Monday. “It is incumbent upon the requester to provide documentation regarding the public’s interest in the operations and activities of the government before records can be processed pursuant to the FOIA.”

Source: washingtonexaminer.com


WATCH: Antifa And Nazis ARE On The ‘Same Moral Plane,’ Says National Review Editor (http://truepundit.com/watch-antifa-and-nazis-are-on-the-same-moral-plane-says-national-review-editor/)

National Review Editor Rich Lowry asserted Tuesday that Antifa is “on the same moral plane” as Nazis because both groups use violence and terroristic tactics to achieve their goals.
Lowry said on Fox News that the media created a false narrative in Charlottesville, VA that would not allow people to denounce the violence of Antifa, else they be accused of supporting Nazis.
“The fact is Antifa and Nazis are on the same moral plane,” Lowry said. “They both are violent, they both like these street clashes–it’s not that Antifa shows up and become violent, it’s a movement devoted to violence.”
“Google Antifa and you’ll see event after event after event where they act like this,” Lowry said, explaining that he’s not sure if they should be labeled a terrorist organization but “they are terroristic in their tactics.”
“They show up, they break things, they burn things, and they beat people up,” he concluded.
WATCH VIDEO: => https://truepundit.com/watch-antifa-and-nazis-are-on-the-same-moral-plane-says-national-review-editor/
Source: truepundit.com

War


CONFIRMED: Kidnapped Russian journalist Anna Kurbatova is being held by Ukrainian regime–to be forcibly deported (http://theduran.com/confirmed-kidnapped-russian-anna-kurbatova-held-ukrainian-regime-forcibly-deported/)

The interior ministry of the Kiev regime has confirmed it has kidnapped Russian journalist Anna Kurbatova and is currently holding her at an undisclosed location near Kiev.


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Kurbatova who reports for Russia’s Channel One is to be forcibly deported from Ukraine and banned from future re-entry to the country for three years. British journalist Graham Phillips faced a similar ban when he was apprehended by regime forces in Donbass in 2014. His ban has expired this year
Source: theduran.com


Russia SLAMS the Kiev regime’s appalling violation of Russian journalist Anna Kurbatova’s human rights (http://theduran.com/russia-slams-kiev-regimes-appalling-violation-journalist-anna-kurbatovas-human-rights/)
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly criticised the Kiev regime’s kidnapping and illegal detention of Russian civilian journalist Anna Kurbatova.
Source: theduran.com

North Korea in first-ever missile acknowledgement (http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/north-korea/north-korea-in-first-ever-missile-acknowledgement-1.2082247?utm_source=Feeds&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=North)


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Pyongyang confirms missile flew over Japan after launch supervised by Kim Jong Un
Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea said Wednesday that it had fired a missile over Japan the previous day, the first time it has ever acknowledged doing so.
Source: gulfnews.com


US Warship Shoots Down Test Ballistic Missile Off Hawaii (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-30/us-warship-shoots-down-test-ballistic-missile-hawaii?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)
One day after the latest North Korean missile launch, which was followed by a warning in the state-owned KCNA (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/north-korea-warns-more-drills-coming-says-launch-was-prelude-containing-guam)that more Pacific launches would follow, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Pacific shot down a medium-range ballistic missile during a test off Hawai on Wednesday.


http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/08/12/missile%20intercept_0.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/08/12/missile%20intercept.jpg)
Destroyer USS John Paul Jones intercepts the target with an SM-6 missile.
(Missile Defense Agency photo)
Source: zerohedge.com


Russia, China Join Together In Space Exploration Effort (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/russia-china-join-together-space-exploration-effort?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)
China and Russia are set to sign a milestone agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 to 2022, sending manned missions to the Moon (https://www.neowin.net/news/russia-hopes-to-see-launches-from-new-cosmodrome-double-next-year) for the first time.


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The bilateral agreement will cover (http://tass.com/science/958923) five areas including lunar and deep space exploration, developing special materials, collaboration in the area of satellite systems, Earth remote sensing, and space debris research.
It is to be signed against the background of space exploration race the US is trying to win, so the two partners decided to join the efforts.
The first module of China’s space station Beijing is expected to be launched in 2018.

Source: zerohedge.com


Qatar and Russia to ‘bolster’ economic ties (http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-and-russia-bolster-economic-ties-1585857251)
Two of the world’s largest energy producers, Qatar and Russia, on Wednesday vowed to increase trade ties at a time when the emirate is facing an economic boycott from neighbouring states.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
“We are committed to bolstering trade and economic ties,”
He added that Moscow “attached great importance” to economic cooperation, including energy, between the two countries,
Russia and Qatar are two of the world’s top four gas producing countries.
Both are also major oil producers, and last year Qatar spent billions on taking a stake in Russia’s state-controlled oil company, Rosneft.
Source: middleeasteye.net


Iraq, Jordan reopen border-crossing that was closed for over three years (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iraq-jordan-reopen-border-crossing-closed-three-years/)

Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday reopened their only border crossing, saying security had been restored three years after the Islamic State group seized control of frontier areas.
The reopening of the post is a sign of increasing stability in the area and the restoration of commercial traffic will be important for the economies of both countries.

Source: almasdarnews.com


ISIS Fighters Thought They Had Safe Passage, But US Says Think Again (http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/isis-fighters-thought-they-had-safe-passage-but-us-says-think-again/)

The U.S. military is threatening to strike a convoy of hundreds of Islamic State fighters set free by Lebanon in a complex peace deal between ISIS, the Lebanese government, the group Hezbollah, and the Assad regime.
ISIS agreed to return (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/middleeast/hezbollah-isis/index.html) the bodies of nine fallen Lebanese soldiers to the government in exchange for its fighters safe passage. The fighters remain armed and were given multiple air conditioned busses and ambulances by the Lebanese government for their journey.
The U.S. government however may not let the deal go through if it has anything to do with it. “We will not rule out strikes against IS fighters being moved,” Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon

Source: dailycaller.com

turiya
31st August 2017, 06:30
AFGHANISTAN

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Ben Garrison (https://grrrgraphics.com/)

Dreamtimer
31st August 2017, 12:57
It'll be a cakewalk. We can take our eye off the ball and go into Iraq. No prob. It'll be over in a few weeks. The oil will pay for it. Iraq will pay for it.

We're all paying for it.

turiya
31st August 2017, 17:27
Only 16% of Americans ‘like’ Trump’s conduct as president

https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_10905_only_16percent_of_americans_li ke_trump_s_conduct_as_president_n.jpg (https://www.statista.com/chart/10905/only-16-of-americans-like-trumps-conduct-as-president/) You will find more statistics at Statista (https://www.statista.com/)

A new poll has found that only 16 percent of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s (https://www.statista.com/topics/3501/the-trump-administration/) conduct as president. 58 percent said they do not approve of his conduct while a quarter have mixed feelings about it. The research was carried out by the Pew Research Center (http://www.people-press.org/2017/08/29/republicans-divided-in-views-of-trumps-conduct-democrats-are-broadly-critical/) and it also found that 15 percent of U.S. adults agree on Trump’s stance on “all or nearly all issues” with 45 percent agreeing with him on “no or almost no issues”.

turiya
31st August 2017, 18:23
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No end To Coverups

Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts (http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/08/29/no-end-coverups/)


Craig Roberts (yes, there are two of us) is a former US Marine and a 27-year veteran of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, police force. He is a capable and committed person. Since 1989 he has written 13 books. His latest, just published, Medusa File II, consists essentially of his voluminous files of the investigation of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995, known as “the Oklahoma City Bombing.” https://www.amazon.com/Medusa-File-II-Politics-Oklahoma/dp/1547027843/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503780098&sr=1-2&keywords=Craig+Roberts (https://www.amazon.com/Medusa-File-II-Politics-Oklahoma/dp/1547027843/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503780098&sr=1-2&keywords=Craig+Roberts)

The FBI, appreciative of Roberts’ capabilities, requested his service in the investigation. As officially part of the investigation, he took the investigation seriously. The investigation proceeded rapidly, developing many leads. Numerous witnesses saw Timothy McVeigh with many dark complexioned men prior to and just after the bombing. Leads were also developed to militias in Elohim City, to the German, Strassmeir, and others.

Before any of these leads could be developed, the investigation was taken over by President Bill Clinton’s Attorney General, Janet Reno. Once Washington took over, the investigation stopped. In its place was Washington’s theory that it was Tim McVeigh’s lonely protest. The volumnious evidence of McVeigh’s accomplices or controllers, as might have been the case, was in the way of the official story that imposed itself on the investigation. Many people resisted the coverup that descended on the case, including local journalists who eventually lost their jobs or moved on.

Roberts stuck it out to the end. So did black Oklahoma City Police sgt. Terrance Yeakey. For resisting the official story Yeakey paid with his life. Roberts provides the reasons he believes Yeakey had definitive evidence that the official story was a coverup. The OCPD was called off once the official story was in place, but Yeakey wouldn’t quit and became a problem. The official OCPD report says it was suicide, but Roberts recognizes homicide when he sees it. There was no autopsy and the police refused to release the police report to Yeakey’s family. Being black, they had little recourse. Remaining skeptics were dismissed as “conspiracy theorists,” and that was the end of the case.

One of the striking details that Roberts provides is that in the immediate aftermath of the bombing with rescue workers removing dead and wounded from the rubble, numerous federal agents appeared, ordered the rescue workers out of the building on the grounds that there were still unexploded bombs in the building. Then with the trapped still under the rubble, all rescue efforts halted until the federal agents had removed file cabinets from the building. Roberts speculates that the cabinets contained the files of the Mena drug running operation that many believe involved Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, and that President Clinton and Janet Reno didn’t want these files to see the light of day.

For an official explanation of the case that relies solely on McVeigh’s “truck bomb,” the federal agents’ statement that unexploded bombs remained in the building is a conundrum. If there were unexploded bombs remaining in the building, how could it be that McVeigh was the lone wolf perpetrator? It reminded me of General Benton Partin, a US Air Force explosive expert, who produced a detailed report proving that the Murrah building blew up from the inside out, not from the outside in. Of course, by the time Gen. Partin got his study completed, the fix was in, and there was to be no challenge to, or reconsidering of, the official cover story.

Roberts doesn’t know who did the bombing or why. All he knows is that leads were not followed and the case was solved by Washington and not by an investigation.





Just like the assassination of JFK.
Just like the assassination of RFK.
Just like the assassination of Martin Luther King.
Just like 9/11.
Just like Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction.”
Just like “Iranian nukes.”
Just like the “Gulf of Tonkin.”
Just like Gaddafi and Libya.
Just like Assad’s “use of chemical weapons.”
Just like . . .
It is endless, isn’t it?

Paul Craig Roberts (http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/08/29/no-end-coverups/)

turiya
1st September 2017, 12:52
Armstrong's Cycle Analysis Predicts
A Major Event This Fall - Episode 1368b
(Published on Aug 31, 2017)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu7iS-ZAdCs
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Political/Rights




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DHS warning to Charlottesville officials about (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/charlottesville_false_narrative_crushed_by_dhs_war ning.html)
Antifa (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/charlottesville_false_narrative_crushed_by_dhs_war ning.html)violence crushes governor’s false narrative (http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/charlottesville_false_narrative_crushed_by_dhs_war ning.html)

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Governor Terry McAuliffe’s efforts to evade responsibility for the shocking violence at Charlottesville just got even more implausible. He and local authorities were warned, and yet allowed, if not forced, the two violence-prone parties into such close proximity that violence was a near certainty. Josh Meyer reports in Politico (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/29/charlottesville-violence-homeland-security-242140):

The Department of Homeland Security issued a confidential warning to law enforcement authorities three days before the deadly Aug. 12 Charlottesville protest rally, saying that an escalating series of clashes had created a powder keg that would likely make the event “among the most violent to date” between white supremacists and anarchists.

The warning issued to state and city officials was clear that the violence in Charlottesville would come, as President Trump was widely criticized for saying, from “both sides.” As quoted by Politico, the DHS assessment issued three days ahead of the Charlottesville incident read, “Anarchist extremists and white supremacist extremists online are calling on supporters to be prepared for or to instigate violence at the 12 August rally.


"This raises more serious questions about the culpability of Charlottesville and Virginia public officials, who appear to be engaged in a game of semantics about whether a “stand down” order was issued to police that day, leading to escalation of the violence between left-wing Antifa and neo-Nazis.

Source: sott.net

Geopolitical/Police State


US Releases 500,000 Barrels Of Oil From Strategic Reserve As Largest US Refinery May Be Shut For 2 Weeks (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/us-releases-500000-barrels-oil-strategic-reserve-largest-refinery-said-be-shut-2-wee?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)

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Aug 31, 2017 10:20 AM
The U.S. Energy Department announced on Thursday that it would release 500,000 barrels of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a result of the disruption to the US petroleum industry following Hurricane Harvey amid fears of a surge in motor fuel prices, which have been compounded by the previously reported (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/front-month-rbob-tops-2-after-colonial-pipeline-shutdown)shuttering of the Colonial pipeline. According to the DOE statement, the oil will be delivered to the Phillips 66 refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a plant which has not been affected by the storm.
According to Reuters, the release – the first emergency release from the reserve since 2012 – will include 200,000 barrels of sweet crude and 300,000 barrels of sour crude oil. It was an exchange agreement, meaning the government will loan crude to Phillips 66, which is required to replace the reserve’s oil at a later date.

The 603,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur Refinery was shut on Wednesday due to flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey.
Source: zerohedge.com

War


How Many US Troops in Afghanistan? Pentagon Changes How It Counts Them (http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/08/how-many-us-troops-afghanistan-pentagon-changes-how-it-counts-them/140652/)

New accounting method ups the official total in Afghanistan from 8,400 to “approximately” 11,000.
It’s not the deployed force that changed, but rather the Pentagon’s method of calculating and reporting its size. Previously, U.S. officials had used an ambiguous metric called “force management level,” which was often thousands of troops lower than the actual numbers deployed. That was an attempt to rotate various units into the war zone and yet keep the total number of troops below caps set by the Obama administration and retained for seven months by the Trump White House.
Source: defenseone.com


Russia Pushes Back Against US on North Korea, Says Sanctions Exhausted (http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russia-pushes-back-against-us-north-korea-says-sanctions-exhausted/ri20791)

Following North Korea’s firing a ballistic missile across Japan overnight, China has warned that tensions on the Korean peninsula have reacha “tipping point” and urged all sides to avoid provocations.

Repeated Beijing’s call for the North to suspend missile tests in return for a halt to US-South Korean military exercises.

The situation is “now at a tipping point approaching a crisis. At the same time there is an opportunity to reopen peace talks,” Hua told a regular news briefing. United States and South Korea “held one round after another of joint military exercises and they exerted military pressure on the DPRK (North Korea)”.

China has backed the sanctions but also called for peace talks, but as Russia explains, sanctions pressure appears exhausted.
Source: russia-insider.com

U.S. Deploys B-1Bs, F-35s To Korea In “Unprecedented” Show Of Force (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/us-sends-nuclear-armed-bombers-nkorea-unprecedented-show-force?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user245717/imageroot/2017.08.31koreatwo.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/us-sends-nuclear-armed-bombers-nkorea-unprecedented-show-force)
In response, KCNA, the state-run North Korean news agency, threatened more missile tests.

Aug 31, 2017 9:44 AM
A day after President Donald Trump finally broke his silence (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-30/trump-finally-breaks-his-silence-north-korea-talking-not-answer) on North Korea after the isolated nation twice provoked its geopolitical adversaries in the span of just four days, Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2017/08/31/0301000000AEN20170831009752315.html) is reporting that the US sent four F-35B stealth jets and two nuclear-capable B-1B strategic bombers to train with South Korea’s F-15K fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday in what it described as an “unprecedented” escalation of the allies’ military response to N.Korea’s provocations.

Thursday’s air-to-ground precision-strike drills were conducted a mock bombing drill, which simulated a surgical strike of key enemy facilities, over the Pilsung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon.The “unprecedented” combined maneuver involved the F-35Bs from Japan and the long-range bombers based in Guam as well as a squadron of four F-15Ks, Yonhap said (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2017/08/31/0301000000AEN20170831009752315.html). They used and GBU-32 bombs, according to Yonhap. (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2017/08/31/0301000000AEN20170831009752315.html)In a statement, US Pacific Command said the flyover was a “direct response to North Korea’s intermediate range ballistic missile launch.”
Source: zerohedge.com


Iraq plans to restore air service to Russia in September (http://tass.com/economy/962981)

The Iraqi Airways company plans to launch regular flights between Baghdad and Moscow in September 2017, restoring air service after a 13-year break

“After a 13-year break, Iraq’s national carrier, the Iraqi Airways, plans to launch regular flights between Baghdad and Moscow in September 2017

Source: tass.com


U.S. Retaliates Against Russia, Orders Closure Of San Francisco Consulate (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/us-orders-closure-russian-consulate-san-francisco?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user5/imageroot/russian-consulate-kpix-photo.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/us-orders-closure-russian-consulate-san-francisco)
Tit for tat.

Aug 31, 2017 12:27 PM

Update: Russia’s response was quick:
LAVROV TELLS TILLERSON HE REGRETS ESCALATION OF TENSIONS
LAVROV: RUSSIA TO STUDY U.S. MEASURES AGAINST CONSULATES: RIA
Exactly one month after Vladimir Putin ordered the expulsion of 755 US diplomats from Russia (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-30/its-time-retaliate-putin-expels-755-us-diplomats), as well as the seizure of two diplomatic compounds used by the US in Russia on July 31, moments ago the US State Department announced that “in the spirit of parity invoked by the Russians”, the US has ordered the Russian government to close its San Francisco consulate, a chancery annex in Washington and a consular annex in New York City.
The State Department explains that “with this action both countries will remain with three consulates each.”
And, in the spirit of “generosity”, the US added that “while there will continue to be a disparity in the number of diplomatic and consular annexes, we have chosen to allow the Russian Government to maintain some of its annexes in an effort to arrest the downward spiral in our relationship.”
Source: zerohedge.com


Syrian Army takes over strategic mountain en route to Deir Ezzor (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-takes-strategic-mountain-en-route-deir-ezzor/)

The Syrian Army has officially entered the administrative borders of Deir Ezzor.
According to an informed military source, the government troops imposed full control over the strategic Bishiri mountain located to the west of Deir Ezzor city.
Source: almasdarnews.com


US troop numbers in Iraq, Syria could surge under new accounting rules (http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/08/us-troop-numbers-iraq-syria-surge-afghanistan-pentagon.html)

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it would start taking into account temporarily deployed military units when reporting troop numbers in Afghanistan, with updated numbers for Iraq and Syria to follow.

Source: al-monitor.com


Assad notes several states halted financing terrorists after Syrian Army’s victories (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201708301056934522-assad-syria-army-terrorists-support/)
Syrian President Bashar Assad said that victories of the Syrian army and its allies over terrorists have resulted in several states giving up their support for “terrorists” in the country.

”Several countries have changed their positions in relation to the victories of the Syrian Army and its allies. Most importantly, several countries have taken measures aiming to suppress the financing of terrorists remaining in Syria,” Assad at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, as quoted by the presidential press service.

Source: sott.net

False Flags


Martin Armstrong Warns Of War In September: "We Must Be On Guard..." (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-30/martin-armstrong-warns-war-september-we-must-be-guard)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user3303/imageroot/20170830_war.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-30/martin-armstrong-warns-war-september-we-must-be-guard)
"...this window for a conflict on our war model with North Korea August 12/13, 2017 to September 11/12, 2017... We must be on guard for this is the prime period where a confrontation could emerge."

Aug 30, 2017 7:45 PM
According to cyclical forecaster Martin Armstrong, who has accurately predicted global crisis scenarios since the 1970’s, September may well be the month that propels the world into its next great conflict (https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/next-target-for-north-korea-sept-11th12th/):
[I]"Our models seem to be right on target for the escalation of military threats from North Korea. We gave our two targets for the opening of this window for a conflict on our war model with North Korea to watch were August 12/13, 2017 and September 11/12, 2017. We must be on guard for this is the prime period where a confrontation could emerge.
Source: zerohedge.com

turiya
1st September 2017, 20:19
Petition To Label George Soros A "Domestic Terrorist" Has 80,000 Signatures (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/petition-label-george-soros-domestic-terrorist-has-80000-signatures)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user245717/imageroot/2017.09.01soros.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/petition-label-george-soros-domestic-terrorist-has-80000-signatures)
"...Soros has willfully and on an ongoing basis attempted to destabilize and otherwise commit acts of sedition against the United States..."

Sep 1, 2017 3:45 PM

In less than two weeks, a WhiteHouse.gov petition (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-george-soros-terrorist-and-seize-all-his-related-organizations-assets-under-rico-and-ndaa-law) demanding that billionaire investor George Soros be declared a “domestic terrorist,” and that authorities seize his multibillion-dollar fortune, has garnered nearly enough signatures to force the Trump administration to issue a formal response.

The petition, which has attracted 80,000 signatures so far - just 20,000 shy of the 100,000-signature threshold where a response would be required – accuses Soros of being guilty of sedition by financing groups that help support violent Antifa counter-protesters and other dangerous leftist groups.

Last week, we reported (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-21/petition-label-antifa-terrorist-organization-reaches-critical-milestone)that a similar petition, this one asking that President Donald Trump declare Antifa to be a terrorist group, had reached the threshold. The petition is still awaiting a formal response, but in one promising development, Politico reported today that the Department of Homeland Security had described the group’s actions as “domestic terrorist violence” in private memos.
Over the past week, the mainstream media narrative has turned decidedly against Antifa, with the Washington Post, Bloomberg and the Atlantic publishing stories criticizing the group’s violent tactics.

Specifically, the Soros petition accuses the Hungarian-born billionaire of using the “Alinsky model” of terrorist tactics to destabilize the US social order. Saul Alinsky was a Chicago-based community organizer who wrote the infamous “Rules for Radicals," a book meant to be a guide to aid leftists in the violent overthrow of the US government.


http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user245717/imageroot/2017/08/19/2017.08.18antifa_0.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user245717/imageroot/2017/08/19/2017.08.18antifa.JPG)
Here’s the petition’s full text: (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-george-soros-terrorist-and-seize-all-his-related-organizations-assets-under-rico-and-ndaa-law)


“Whereas George Soros has willfully and on an ongoing basis attempted to destabilize and otherwise commit acts of sedition against the United States and its citizens, has created and funded dozens (and probably hundreds) of discrete organizations whose sole purpose is to apply Alinsky model terrorist tactics to facilitate the collapse of the systems and Constitutional government of the United State, and has developed unhealthy and undue influence over the entire Democrat Party and a large portion of the US Federal government, the DOJ should immediately declare George Soros and all of his organizations and staff members to be domestic terrorists, and have all of his personal an organizational wealth and assets seized under Civil Asset Forfeiture law.”


Soros, as Russia Today (https://www.rt.com/news/401680-soros-terrorist-petition/) explains, has funded organizations and projects that have been criticized for their radical tactics. His Open Society Foundation, along with USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy, have been accused of fomenting revolutions to install US-friendly governments from Serbia, in 2000, to Ukraine, in 2014.


Source: Zerohedge

turiya
1st September 2017, 23:12
Cross-Posted on another thread (https://jandeane81.com/showthread.php/11367-The-Next-Charlottesville)...


UNMASKING ANTIFA (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/08/30/unmasking-antifa/)

http://comicallyincorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Unmask-Soros-NRD-600-578x420.jpg
Via Branco (http://comicallyincorrect.com/)

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FBI, DHS Officially Classify Antifa Activities As "Domestic Terrorist Violence" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/fbi-dhs-study-reveals-antifa-primary-instigators-violence-public-rallies-april-2016)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user230519/imageroot/2017.09.01%20-%20Antifa.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/fbi-dhs-study-reveals-antifa-primary-instigators-violence-public-rallies-april-2016)
"It was in that period [as the Trump campaign emerged] that we really became aware of them. These antifa guys were showing up with weapons, shields and bike helmets and just beating the shit out of people. They’re using Molotov cocktails, they’re starting fires, they’re throwing bombs and smashing windows.”

Sep 1, 2017 3:50 PM

Source: zerohedge

turiya
2nd September 2017, 01:51
Putin Warns The World Of A Major
Event That Might Unfold - Episode 1369b
(Published on Sep 1, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-YdHtqajY
_________Relevant Articles_________

Political/Rights


Establishment Turns on ANTIFA; It’s Now Quite Fashionable to Condemn Them (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/establishment-turns-antifa-its-now-quite-fashionable-condemn-them?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Now we’re seeing widespread condemnation from both the media and establishment hacks, Clearly, someone pulled the plug on ANTIFA.


https://ibankcoin.com/flyblog/files/2017/09/Pelosi.png

Source: zerohedge.com


FBI, DHS Officially Classify Antifa Activities As “Domestic Terrorist Violence” (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/fbi-dhs-study-reveals-antifa-primary-instigators-violence-public-rallies-april-2016?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Previously unreported FBI and Department of Homeland Security studies found that “anarchist extremist” group like Antifa have been the “primary instigators of violence at public rallies” going back to at least April 2016


when the reports were first published....


Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as “domestic terrorist violence,”

These antifa guys were showing up with weapons, shields and bike helmets and just beating the **** out of people. … They’re using Molotov cocktails, they’re starting fires, they’re throwing bombs and smashing windows.”

Source: zerohedge.com


New Evidence Reveals Comey Exonerated Hillary Before Key Witness Interviews (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/new-evidence-reveals-comey-drafted-statement-exonerating-hillary-key-witness-intervi?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


A new letter from Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham reveal testimony from new witnesses suggesting that former FBI Director James Comey had already started drafting documentation exonerating Hillary Clinton long before interviewing key witnesses, including Hillary herself.


According to the letter (https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/transcripts-comey-drafted-conclusion-clinton-probe-prior-interviewing-key), which is based on testimony from James Rybicki, Comey’s Chief of Staff, and Trisha Anderson, the Principal Deputy General Counsel of National Security and Cyberlaw, Comey began drafting a statement to announce the conclusion of the Hillary investigation in April or May 2016, well before he had interviewed up to 17 key witnesses.


Meanwhile, as if that weren’t bad enough, the Comey statement was also drafted before immunity deals were struck with Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson who seemingly ran point, along with Platte River Networks, to destroy Hillary’s emails after a Congressional subpoena had been issued mandating their preservation.


Both transcripts are heavily redacted without explanation. However, they indicate that Comey began drafting a statement to announce the conclusion of the Clinton email investigation in April or May of 2016, before the FBI interviewed up to 17 key witnesses including former Secretary Clinton and several of her closest aides. The draft statement also came before the Department entered into immunity agreements with Cheryl Mills and Heather Samuelson where the Department agreed to a very limited review of Secretary Clinton’s emails and to destroy their laptops after review.

But, we’re sure this is just another attempt to “criminalize behavior that is normal.”

Source: zerohedge.com

War



South Korea Rules Out Bringing Back US Nukes After Missile Launch (https://sputniknews.com/military/201709011056980418-south-korea-rules-out-nukes/)


South Korea’s presidential office does not plan to redeploy US nuclear weapons in response to a recent North Korean missile launch, a senior official told local media on Friday.


US tactical nuclear weapons were removed from the country in late 1991 as part of Seoul’s denuclearization agreement with Pyongyang.

Source: sputniknews.com


Putin’s Warning To The World: North Korea “On The Verge Of A Large-Scale Conflict” (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/putin-us-nkorea-are-balancing-brink-large-scale-conflict?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Russian president warned that the two sides are “balancing on the verge of a large-scale conflict,” adding that any efforts to pressure the North to end its nuclear program would prove “futile,” and that the only tenable solution to the standoff would be a “dialogue with preconditions.”


His remarks about a diplomatic solution alluded to a “road map” to peace formulated jointly between Russia and China…. without the U.S.


According to the joint Russian-Chinese deescalation plan, North Korea would stop work on its missile program in exchange for the US and South Korea halting large-scale war games, allowing tensions to gradually subside.

Source: zerohedge.com


False Flags



Europe Travel Alert Warns US Citizens of Terror Threat at Tourist Venues (https://sputniknews.com/world/201709011056977566-europe-trave-terror-threat-warning/)


American citizens are being warned to be on the lookout for terrorists in Europe when visiting popular tourist sites and other soft targets such as restaurants, airports and hotels that have become favorite targets for attacks, according to an updated travel alert issued by the US Department of State“
Recent, widely reported incidents in France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Finland demonstrate that the [Daesh]… al-Qaeda and their affiliates have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe,” the alert stated on Thursday.


The travel alert expires on November 30, 2017.

Source: sputniknews.com

turiya
2nd September 2017, 22:30
President Donald Trump Distributes
Food to the Victims of Hurricane Harvey
(Published on Sep 2, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kGsYv1CdrI
__________________________


Despite Deep State Blocks,
Trump Sails On To DACA, 1775 (https://youtu.be/bRMt75cVPo8?t=32s)
(Published on Sep 1, 2017)

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bRMt75cVPo8/hqdefault.jpg




VIDEO (https://youtu.be/bRMt75cVPo8?t=32s)

__________________________

Chaffetz - FBI & Justice Are
Above the Law, 1773 (https://youtu.be/43BLlOBmDrE?t=54s)
(Published on Aug 31, 2017)
http://img.youtube.com/vi/43BLlOBmDrE/0.jpg




VIDEO (https://youtu.be/43BLlOBmDrE?t=54s)

__________________________

Comey Must Be Held to Account, 1774
(Published on Sep 1, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM6dBRPnIZQ

__________________________

New Evidence Reveals Comey Exonerated Hillary Before Key Witness Interviews (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/new-evidence-reveals-comey-drafted-statement-exonerating-hillary-key-witness-intervi)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user230519/imageroot/Comey%202_0.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-31/new-evidence-reveals-comey-drafted-statement-exonerating-hillary-key-witness-intervi)
"Conclusion first, fact-gathering second—that’s no way to run an investigation. The FBI should be held to a higher standard than that, especially in a matter of such great public interest and controversy."

Sep 1, 2017 3:16 AM

__________________________

Judge Jeanine spews venom at James Comey / Clinton debacle...

Judge Jeanine – Impanel a Grand
Jury for Hillary and Comey, 1777
(Published on Sep 2, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCmn9SMGoY

__________________________

It Wasn't Comey's Decision To Exonerate Hillary - It Was Obama's (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/it-wasnt-comeys-decision-exonerate-hillary-it-was-obamas)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user3303/imageroot/20170904_Comey.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/it-wasnt-comeys-decision-exonerate-hillary-it-was-obamas)
"The thing to understand, what has always been the most important thing to understand, is that Jim Comey was out in front, but he was not calling the shots..."

Sep 4, 2017 7:30 PM

turiya
2nd September 2017, 23:38
EXPOSED: THE SPLC, ADL,
SOROS & GEORGE CLOONEY (https://youtu.be/p066B-c01Ro)
(Published on Sep 1, 2017)
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p066B-c01Ro/hqdefault.jpg




VIDEO (https://youtu.be/p066B-c01Ro)

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George, Amal Clooney donate $1M to Southern
Poverty Law Center to combat hate groups (https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/08/22/george-amal-clooney-donate-1-m-southern-poverty-law-center-combat-hate-groups/590033001/)
Maria Puente, USA TODAY Published 1:34 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2017

https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/9f2c77c49ee5c8c5597ec74afecf329ec1d3fc20/r=540/https/media.gannett-cdn.com/29906170001/29906170001_5548280836001_5548254596001-vs.jpg


The violent white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier
this month have inspired The Clooney Foundation for Justice to give
$1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center. USA TODAY

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Southern Poverty Law Center Transfers
Millions in Cash to Offshore Entities

Via The Washington Free Beacon (http://freebeacon.com/issues/southern-poverty-law-center-transfers-millions-in-cash-to-offshore-entities/)

Left-wing nonprofit pays lucrative six-figure salaries to top management

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a liberal, Alabama-based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization that has gained prominence on the left for its “hate group” designations, pushes millions of dollars to offshore entities as part of its business dealings, records show.

Additionally, the nonprofit pays lucrative six-figure salaries to its top directors and key employees while spending little on legal services despite its stated intent of “fighting hate and bigotry” using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is perhaps best known for its “hate map,” (https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map) a collection of organizations the nonprofit deems “domestic hate groups” that lists mainstream conservative organizations alongside racist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and is often referenced in the media. A gunman opened fire at the Washington, D.C., offices of the conservative Family Research Council in 2012 after seeing it listed (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/justice/dc-family-research-council-shooting/index.html) as an “anti-gay” group on SPLC’s website.

The SPLC has turned into a fundraising powerhouse, recording more than $50 million in contributions and $328 million in net assets on its 2015 Form 990 (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990_103116.pdf), the most recently available tax form from the nonprofit. SPLC’s Form 990-T (https://www.scribd.com/document/357565292/SPLC2015Form990T), its business income tax return, from the same year shows that they have “financial interests” in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda. No information is available beyond the acknowledgment of the interests at the bottom of the form.

However, the Washington Free Beacon discovered forms (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf) from 2014 that shed light on some of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s transfers to foreign entities.

The SPLC’s Form 8865 (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf), a Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships, from 2014 shows that the nonprofit transferred hundreds of thousands to an account located in the Cayman Islands.

SPLC lists Tiger Global Management LLC, a New York-based private equity financial firm, as an agent on its form. The form shows (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf) a foreign partnership between the SPLC and Tiger Global Private Investment Partners IX, L.P., a pooled investment (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621547/000162154714000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml) fund in the Cayman Islands. SPLC transferred $960,000 in cash on Nov. 24, 2014 to Tiger Global Private Investment Partners IX, L.P, its records show.

The SPLC’s Form 926 (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf), a Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation, from 2014 shows additional cash transactions that the nonprofit had sent to offshore funds.

The SPLC reported (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf) a $102,007 cash transfer on Dec. 24, 2014 to BPV-III Cayman X Limited, a foreign entity located in the Cayman Islands. The group then sent $157,574 in cash to BPV-III Cayman XI Limited on Dec. 31, 2014, an entity that lists the same PO Box address in Grand Cayman as the previous transfer.

The nonprofit pushed millions more into offshore funds at the beginning of 2015.

On March 1, 2015, SPLC sent (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf) $2,200,000 to an entity incorporated in Canana Bay, Cayman Islands, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) records (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1537171/000153717116000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml) and run by a firm firm based in Greenwich, Ct. Another $2,200,000 cash transfer was made (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990-10-31-15.pdf) on the same day to another fund whose business is located at the same address as the previous fund in the Cayman Islands, according to SEC records (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1595467/000166075216000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml).

No information is contained on its interests in Bermuda on the 2014 forms. SPLC’s financial stakes in the British Virgin Islands were not acknowledged until its 2015 tax form.

Lucinda Chappelle, a principal at Jackson Thornton, the public accounting firm in Montgomery, Ala., that prepared the SPLC’s tax forms, said she does not discuss client matters and hung up the phone when the Free Beacon contacted her in an attempt to get the most updated forms from the group in relation to its foreign business dealings.

Tax experts expressed confusion when being told of the transfer.

“I’ve never known a US-based nonprofit dealing in human rights or social services to have any foreign bank accounts,” said Amy Sterling Casil, CEO of Pacific Human Capital, a California-based nonprofit consulting firm. “My impression based on prior interactions is that they have a small, modestly paid staff, and were regarded by most in the industry as frugal and reliable. I am stunned to learn of transfers of millions to offshore bank accounts. It is a huge red flag and would have been completely unacceptable to any wealthy, responsible, experienced board member who was committed to a charitable mission who I ever worked with.”

“It is unethical for any US-based charity to invest large sums of money overseas,” said Casil. “I know of no legitimate reason for any US-based nonprofit to put money in overseas, unregulated bank accounts.”

“It seems extremely unusual for a ‘501(c)(3)’ concentrating upon reducing poverty in the American South to have multiple bank accounts in tax haven nations,” Charles Ortel, a former Wall Street analyst and financial advisor who helped (http://freebeacon.com/issues/wall-street-analyst-clinton-foundation-failed-to-file-legally-required-audits/) uncover a 2009 financial scandal at General Electric, told the Free Beacon.

The nonprofit also pays lucrative salaries to its top leadership.

Richard Cohen, president and chief executive officer of the SPLC, was given $346,218 in base compensation in 2015, its tax forms (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990_103116.pdf) show. Cohen received $20,000 more in other reportable compensation and non-taxable benefits. Morris Dees, SPLC’s chief trial counsel, received a salary of $329,560 with $42,000 in additional reportable compensation and non-taxable benefits.

The minimum amount paid to an officer, director, trustee, or key employee in 2015 was $140,000 in base salary, not including other compensation. The group spent $20 million on salaries throughout the year.

The SPLC, which claims (https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice) to boast a staff of 75 lawyers who practice in the area of children’s rights, economic justice, immigrant justice, LGBT rights, and criminal justice reform, reported (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/990_103116.pdf) spending only $61,000 on legal services in 2015.

Following recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., the group raised a great deal of money.

Apple CEO Tim Cook told (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/27/apple-j-p-morgan-and-southern-poverty-law-centers-hate-list-what-are-gifts-to-splc-really-telling-customers.html) his employees that the company is donating $1 million to the SPLC and would match employee contributions two to one. Cook also placed (http://fortune.com/2017/08/21/apple-donations-southern-poverty-law-center/) an SPLC donation button in its iTunes store. The company is additionally providing a $1 million donation to the Anti-Defamation League.

J.P Morgan Chase vowed (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/27/apple-j-p-morgan-and-southern-poverty-law-centers-hate-list-what-are-gifts-to-splc-really-telling-customers.html) to add a $500,000 donation for the group’s “work in tracking, exposing, and fighting hate groups and other extremist organizations.”

The Washington Times reported (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/17/hate-group-map-lists-mainstream-conservative-organ/) that CNN ran a wire story following the Charlottesville events originally titled, “Here are all the active hate groups where you live” using SPLC’s list of 917 groups.

Brad Dacus, the president of the Pacific Justice Institute, a Sacramento-based group that defends “religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties without charge,” was listed on the “hate groups” list.

“Why is the Southern Poverty Law Center doing this? It’s simple. They want to vilify and isolate anyone that doesn’t agree with their very extremist leftist policy and ideology,” Dacus told (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/17/hate-group-map-lists-mainstream-conservative-organ/) the Times. “This isn’t about defending civil rights; this is about attacking civil rights.”

“I am shocked that CNN would publish such a false report on the heels of the Charlottesville tragedy,” added (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/17/hate-group-map-lists-mainstream-conservative-organ/) Mat Staver, the founder of Liberty Counsel, a Christian nonprofit that provides pro bono assistance and representation, which is also featured on SPLC’s list. “To lump peaceful Christian organizations, which condemn violence and racism, in with the KKK, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists is offensive. This is the epitome of fake news and is why people no longer trust the media.”

CNN later changed its headline to, “The Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of hate groups.”

“The SPLC is an anti-conservative, anti-Christian hate group that the media have given pretend legitimacy to. One glance at their 990 tax forms is a reminder just what a fund-raising super-power it is,” Dan Gainor, vice president of Business and Culture at the Media Research Center, told the Free Beacon. “Its assets are over $328 million in 2015 and went up $13 million in just one year. It doesn’t need new liberal money. It could operate for at least six years and never raise a penny. It’s like a perpetual motion machine for fundraisers.”

The SPLC has also been hit (https://pjmedia.com/faith/2017/08/28/muslim-reformer-joins-christians-in-suing-far-left-terror-linked-organization-for-hate-defamation/) with a number of lawsuits over “hate” defamation claims in recent days.

The Southern Poverty Law Center did not return a request for comment on its foreign financial dealings by press time.

Via The Washington Free Beacon (http://freebeacon.com/issues/southern-poverty-law-center-transfers-millions-in-cash-to-offshore-entities/)

turiya
3rd September 2017, 00:56
Greg Hunter - Weekly News
Wrap-Up 9.1.17 (https://youtu.be/dL5VltIS-Ko)
(Published on Aug 31, 2017)
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MlGlhEsZr0w/hqdefault.jpg




VIDEO (https://youtu.be/dL5VltIS-Ko)

__________Late Add__________

Bill Holter: Ending Will Be Financial
Collapse Where Credit Stops
(Published on Sep 3, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0GBaqxKM0

The price of gold and silver has been going up recently. Financial writer Bill Holter, a precious metals broker, says price is irrelevant to the average investor. It is possession that is most important now. Holter explains, “I think the streets are going to be completely cleaned of gold and silver, and they are going to go ‘no offer.’ There will be bid, bid, bid and higher, higher, higher, and there won’t be any for sale. Gold and silver will go into hiding until new currencies come out that can be trusted. I think that’s where we’re headed. You should buy it now because it’s available. At some point in time, it’s not going to be available, and you are either going to have it or you won’t. The price won’t matter. You will count your wealth in ounces.” In closing, Holter contends, “The timing on this is who knows? September or October or next year, I don’t know. I do know what the ending is. The ending is a financial collapse where credit stops and people figure out the asset they hold is someone else’s liability.

. . . Why not have an asset with no liability, which is gold and silver.” Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with Bill Holter of JSMineset.com.

turiya
3rd September 2017, 14:48
North Korea Conducts Hydrogen Bomb Test, Drawing Global Condemnation (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-02/north-korea-claims-have-developed-advanced-hydrogen-bomb)

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On Sunday morning, North Korea conducted what appears its sixth nuclear test, triggering a tremor 10 times as powerful as that from its test a year ago and just hours after it showed off what it called a hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on a long-range missile.

Sep 2, 2017 11:50 PM


"Appeasement Will Not Work": Trump Responds To North Korea's 6th Nuclear Test (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-03/appeasement-will-not-work-trump-responds-north-koreas-6th-nuclear-test)

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"North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States..."
In both tone and substance, Trump's response echoed his tweet from last week when he said that the US's policy of paying the North "extortion money" wasn't working, and that "talking is not the answer" to the North's nuclear threat, although it is unclear if the latest provocation will prompt the US president to do anything more than just jawbone again.

Sep 3, 2017 8:41 AM


Trump tweeted:

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North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear
Test. Their words and actions continue to be
very hostile and dangerous to the United
States.....

4:30 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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..North Korea is a rogue nation which has
become a great threat and embarrassment to
China, which is trying to help but with little
success.

4:39 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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South Korea is finding, as I have told them,
that their talk of appeasement with North
Korea will not work, they only understand one
thing!

4:46 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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I will be meeting General Kelly, General Mattis
and other military leaders at the White House
to discuss North Korea. Thank you.

9:07 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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The United States is considering, in addition
to other options, stopping all trade with any
country doing business with North Korea.

9:14 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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Dumpster Diver
3rd September 2017, 21:04
Two groups that supported Trump in his campaign was: Evangelical Christians and us alt-world folks. Trump is losing me and several of my other "alties" as well.

Any idea how the Evangelicals are doing?

Aragorn
3rd September 2017, 22:48
Two groups that supported Trump in his campaign was: Evangelical Christians and us alt-world folks.

Um, you can certainly count me out from among those "alt world" folks then. I could personally never cheer for the guy, although I did feel somewhat more at ease on account of international politics with him having won the elections than if Hillary Clinton had won, because then we would have already been smack in the middle of World War III by now.

In fact, even today I still can't see him as a legitimate head of state. To me, he's just a mainstream media celebrity with a "yuge" ego, fake hair, shockingly retarded political opinions and highly dubious business alliances. And he doesn't appear to shun a little nepotism here and there either.

As they say, your mileage may vary. ;) :tea:

turiya
4th September 2017, 01:49
So Deep It’s Sunk (https://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/03/so-deep-its-sunk-by-robert-gore/)

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If you strike the king but do not kill him,
by definition your position is weak.

Guest post by Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic (https://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/03/so-deep-its-sunk-by-robert-gore/)

There has never have been a deeper deep state than the Soviet Union’s. It controlled everything: the military, intelligence, the judicial system, the rest of the government, the press, and the economy. It operated in shadows and darkness; there was no loyal opposition or media to shine the occasional light. Yet at 7:32 p.m., December 26, 1991, the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin and replaced with the Russian flag. The Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union’s declaration number 142-H recognized the independence of the Soviet republics. Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, handing power to Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet Union and its deep state were no more.

There are still lessons to be generally recognized from the fall of the Soviet Union. First and foremost: command and control doesn’t work. That’s a lesson US commanders and controllers and their media and academic fellow travelers ignore at their peril. They cling to their cherished vision of American life directed from above, with the infamous Deep State at the apex of the power pyramid, the ultimate string pullers. Recent maneuvers, however, suggest a Deep State so tangled in its own strings that any attempt to free itself will only make the situation worse.

A deep state operates submerged from public view. The US deep state had to emerge in its effort to topple Trump, an emergence that screams weakness (see “Plot Holes (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/02/26/plot-holes-by-robert-gore/)”). The ineptitude of the effort made the weakness that much more apparent. A claim that Russia had hacked the Democratic Nation Committee (DNC) last summer and then used Wikileaks to disseminate what it had hacked, all in collusion with Donald Trump’s campaign, was the cornerstone of this maladroit coup. It should have raised more eyebrows than it did that the DNC refused to turn over its servers to the FBI for analysis, and that the only confirmation of the hacking claim came from a contractor, Crowdstrike, which had numerous conflicts of interest, including that it was paid by the DNC.

No objective, scientific analysis of the evidence was performed until that of the Veterans Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS). That group forensically analyzed the metadata associated with the alleged hack (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-russia-hack-evidence-by-veteran-intelligence-professionals-for-sanity-vips/). The speed with which the material was downloaded precluded an Internet based hack. The only way it could have been downloaded so quickly was onto an external storage device. That’s a leak, not a remote hack. It had to have been done by someone with direct access to the DNC’s computer system, which suggests a DNC insider, perhaps Seth Rich (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/05/17/lets-connect-the-dots-by-robert-gore/).

Alternative news site consortiumnews.com published the VIPS’ analysis and conclusions (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/07/24/intel-vets-challenge-russia-hack-evidence-by-veteran-intelligence-professionals-for-sanity-vips/). Mainstream “confirmation” followed at the left-leaning thenation.com (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/08/11/a-new-report-raises-big-questions-about-last-years-dnc-hack-by-patrick-lawrence/). With its cornerstone gone, the Russian collusion story collapsed. For form’s sake Special Prosecutor Mueller will fan the embers for the next few months, perhaps uncovering a technical violation or two of this or that inconsequential law, perhaps releasing some sort of face saving report, but even the most rabid anti-Trumpers appear to recognize that the Russian hack dog won’t hunt.

If this is the best the supposed all-powerful deep state could come up with, then the deep state isn’t nearly as powerful as supposed. The way this affair was handled buttresses that conclusion, because it opens deep staters to serious legal liability.

Before the election they thought they would be shielded by a Clinton administration, but now they’re wide open to prosecution for a number of possible crimes. There is the FBI’s dereliction of duty, not performing its own analysis of DNC servers and accepting Crowdstrike’s conclusions without further scrutiny. (It was apparently in bed with the Clinton camp (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/01/new-evidence-reveals-comey-exonerated-hillary-before-key-witness-interviews-by-tyler-durden/) from the get-go.) There are the multiple leaks to friendly news outlets of classified information. There are the intelligence reports with their damning and much-reported, but evidence free, best assessments and probable conclusions. Potentially the most legally troublesome: a cabal of deep state insiders concocted their story to unseat a duly elected United States president. That makes out a prima facie case of treason.

If you strike the king but do not kill him, by definition your position is weak. He can exact ultimate retribution and your head is in a basket, or he can let you twist in the wind. The best guess is that Trump will do both, depending on the specifics of each conspirator’s situation and which course will be most useful to him.

When California Senator Diane Feinstein says conciliatory things about Trump (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/01/sen-feinstein-called-for-patience-with-trump-now-she-faces-a-liberal-backlash-as-she-ponders-reelection-by-seema-mehta/), infuriating her base, you know things have changed. As ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, she has also joined chairman Charles Grassley requesting interviews with two high-ranking FBI officials (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/03/standoff-brews-between-senate-fbi-over-trump-dossier-by-byron-york/) concerning the discredited Trump dossier. She’s one of the shrewdest power players in Washington, a deep state stalwart. Her effort with Grassley and her conciliation aren’t magnanimous gestures from the bottom of her black heart. Rather she’s bending the knee; Trump has won the game of thrones.

When the major mainstream media outlets in unison (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-29/liberal-media-continues-turn-against-antifa-food-adversary) condemn Antifa’s violent tactics, you know things have changed. George Soros, meet Donald Trump and the new order. The condemnations toss the latest kerfuffle about what Trump said after Charlottesville down the memory hole, and give Trump cover to do something about fringe violence in the future. The extremists are by no means finished; that wouldn’t serve anyone’s purposes. They’ll make handy scapegoats (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/01/antifa-is-playing-right-into-the-hands-of-a-burgeoning-police-state-by-michael-krieger/); you never know when there’s going to be a fire at the Reichstag.

There has been a tiresome litany of articles about Trump’s capture by the deep state, characterizing him as a puppet for the military and Goldman Sachs. Whatever idealism motivated his run for president is gone and he’s now supposedly just an errand boy. The commentators who bemoaned the firing of Michael Flynn dusted off their articles, changed and rearranged a few things, and bemoaned the departure of Steve Bannon. Poor Donald’s all by himself in big, bad Washington. Except he’s mowing down his enemies one by one (it looks like James Comey may be next (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/01/new-evidence-reveals-comey-exonerated-hillary-before-key-witness-interviews-by-tyler-durden/)), and he’s got the deep state cornered. As for his associates, if there’s one clear lesson from Trump’s life it’s that everyone—wives, employees, Goldman Sachs flunkies, generals, you name it—is expendable. Some of those he’s terminated in the past probably thought they had the upper hand.

Many of the same Trump-as-puppet commentators dusted off their articles bemoaning Trump’s bombing of the Syrian air base, changed and rearranged a few things, and bemoaned Trump’s Afghanistan escalation. Few of those latter articles mentioned that the Syrian government, with the aid of Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, has turned the corner on quashing the rebellion, ISIS is on the run, and Syrian refugees are returning home. All of which sets the stage for the US to eventually leave Syria. Look for something similar to eventually play out in Afghanistan, and to go similarly unremarked upon.

Donald Trump didn’t risk all for the Iron Throne to let Goldman Sachs and the military run the show. He has allied with those power centers, but he’s calling the shots. Trump has allied with another power center: state and local police departments. He has given them fulsome, vocal support, encouragement to be more brutal (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/02/degradation-as-procedure-by-eric-peters/), rescission of President Obama’s civil asset forfeiture rollback, and promises of more military gear (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/02/the-growing-threat-of-the-police-state-by-nick-giambruno/). This is what one would expect of a ruler bent on consolidating his power—secure the praetorians. The Bill of Rights won’t stand in the way (http://straightlinelogic.com/2017/08/31/dangers-are-coming-to-the-rule-of-law-by-andrew-j-napolitano/) of sealing that alliance.

Trump’s supporters can’t believe their man’s primary motivation is acquiring power. Trump’s enemies, other than Senator Feinstein, can’t believe how good he is at it. Neither side will recognize the real danger until it’s too late. Legions of worrywarts fret that an erratic, captured Trump will go off half-cocked and press a nuclear button or do something else almost as stupidly devastating. What should worry them are the precise calculations and bloodless strategies of the most ruthlessly Machiavellian president since Franklin D. Roosevelt as he further consolidates and extends his power. Given present jurisprudence, nothing in the Constitution stands in his way. (Emphasis mine.)

Source (https://straightlinelogic.com/2017/09/03/so-deep-its-sunk-by-robert-gore/)

turiya
4th September 2017, 02:15
The very possibility is...

A generation - the 'status quo' generation - expresses its reaction - a standard expected reaction to what is not understood...

A 'Reaction' is different than a 'Response'. A Reaction is based on past knowledge... it is a learned automatic type of behavior... as in a 'knee-jerk' reaction. Whereas, a 'Reponse' comes out of an awareness of the moment... its not prepared in advance... not done out of expectation. But comes spontaneously out of the present moment.

For example, MSM can only be a Status Quo Reaction... it is written, spoken specifically for those that are part of, and depend on, the 'Status Quo' for its survival.



The Burning Platform (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2016/11/03/civil-war-ii-fourth-turning-intensifying-part-i/https://www.theburningplatform.com/2016/11/03/civil-war-ii-fourth-turning-intensifying-part-i/)

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GREY CHAMPION (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2013/09/23/grey-champion/)

A Grey Champion must step forward and lead.
Who will it be? Where will they lead us?
These are the questions of our time.

Grey Champions
Posted on September 23, 2016
By: Strauss & Howe


One afternoon in April 1689, as the American colonies boiled with rumors that King James II was about to strip them of their liberties, the King’s hand-picked governor of New England, Sir Edmund Andros, marched his troops menacingly through Boston. His purpose was to crush any thought of colonial self-rule. To everyone present, the future looked grim.

Just at that moment, seemingly from nowhere, there appeared on the streets “the figure of an ancient man” with “the eye, the face, the attitude of command.” His manner “combining the leader and the saint,” the old man planted himself directly in the path of the approaching British soldiers and demanded that they stop. “The solemn, yet warlike peal of that voice, fit either to rule a host in the battlefield or be raised to God in prayer, were irresistible. At the old man’s word and outstretched arm, the roll of the drum was hushed at once, and the advancing line stood still.” Inspired by this single act of defiance, the people of Boston roused their courage and acted. Within the day, Andros was deposed and jailed, the liberty of Boston saved, and the corner turned on the colonial Glorious Revolution.

“Who was this Gray Champion?” Nathaniel Hawthorne asked near the end of this story in his Twice-Told Tales. No one knew, except that he had once been among the fire-hearted young Puritans (http://www.lifecourse.com/about/method/def/puritan-gen.html) who had first settled New England more than a half century earlier. Later that evening, just before the old priest-warrior disappeared, the townspeople saw him embracing the 85-year-old Simon Bradstreet, a kindred spirit and one of the few original Puritans still alive. Would the Gray Champion ever return? “I have heard,” added Hawthorne, “that whenever the descendants of the Puritans are to show the spirit of their sires, the old man appears again.”

Posterity had to wait a while before seeing him again—the length of another long human life, in fact. “When eighty years had passed,” wrote Hawthorne, the Gray Champion reappeared. The occasion was the revolutionary summer of 1775—when America’s elders once again appealed to God, summoned the young to battle, and dared the hated enemy to fire. “When our fathers were toiling at the breastwork on Bunker’s Hill,” Hawthorne continued, “all through that night the old warrior walked his rounds.” This “old warrior”—this graying peer of Sam Adams or Ben Franklin or Samuel Langdon (the Harvard president who preached to the Bunker Hill troops)—belonged to the Awakening Generation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory), whose youth had provided the spiritual taproot of the republic secured in their old age.

Hawthorne wrote this stirring legend in 1837, as a young man of 33. The Bunker Hill “fathers” belonged to his parents’ generation, by then well into old age. The nation had new arguments (over slavery) and new enemies (Mexico), but no one expected the old people of that era—the worldly likes of John Marshall and John Jacob Astor—to play the role of Gray Champion.

“Long, long may it be ere he comes again!” Hawthorne prophesied. “His hour is one of darkness, and adversity, and peril. But should domestic tyranny oppress us, or the invaders’ step pollute our soil, still may the Gray Champion come….” Although Hawthorne did not say when this would be, perhaps he should have been able to tell.

Had the young author counted eight or nine decades forward from Bunker Hill, or had he envisioned the old age of the young zealots (like Joseph Smith, Nat Turner, and William Lloyd Garrison) who had recently convulsed America’s soul, he might have foreseen that the next Gray Champion would emerge from his own Transcendental Generation. Seared young by God, Hawthorne’s peers were destined late in life to face an hour of “darkness, and adversity, and peril.” The old priest-warrior would arise yet again in John Brown, damning the unrighteous from his scaffold; in Julia Ward Howe, writing “a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel”; in William Tecumseh Sherman, scorching Georgia with “the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword”; in Robert E. Lee commanding thousands of young men to their deaths at Cemetery Ridge; and especially in Abraham Lincoln, announcing to Congress that “the fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the last generation.”

Were Hawthorne to have prophesied yet another eight decades further ahead, he might have foretold another Gray Champion whose childhood would begin just after the “fiery trial” of Hawthorne’s own old age. This generation would come of age scorching the elder-built world with its inner fire—and then, a half-saeculum later, complete its self-declared “rendezvous with destiny” as “the wise old men of World War II.” By adding FDR’s Missionary Generation (http://www.lifecourse.com/about/method/def/missionary-gen.html) to the recurrence, Hawthorne’s Tale would have been not Twice, but Four Times Told.

When ancestral generations passed through these great gates of history, they saw in the Gray Champion a type of elder very different from the bustling “senior citizens” of America’s recent past—and from the old “Uncle Sam” Revolutionary War survivors of the 1830s, when Hawthorne wrote his tale. Who were these old priest warriors? They were elder expressions of the Prophet (http://www.lifecourse.com/about/method/generational-archetypes.html#Prophet) archetype. And their arrival into old age heralded a new constellation of generations.

SOURCE (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2013/09/23/grey-champion/)



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The 'Gray Champion'
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Published on Mar 31, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuRGrkcEuw

turiya
4th September 2017, 02:45
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'Grey Champion' Assumes Command,
Part 1 (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-20/grey-champion-assumes-command-part-1)
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/pictures/picture-5.jpgby Tyler Durden
Nov 20, 2016 5:30 PM Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2016/11/19/grey-champion-assumes-command-part-one/),



At each of these great gates of history, eighty to a hundred years apart, a similar generational drama unfolded. Four archetypes, aligned in the same order – elder Prophet, midlife Nomad, young adult Hero, child Artist – together produced the most enduring legends in our history. Each time the Grey Champion appeared marked the arrival of a moment of “darkness, and adversity, and peril,” the climax of the Fourth Turning of the saeculum. – The Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&) – Strauss & Howe


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In September 2015, I wrote a five part article called Fourth Turning: Crisis of Trust. In Part 2 (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/09/14/fourth-turning-crisis-of-trust-part-2/) of that article I pondered who might emerge as the Grey Champion, leading the country during the second half of this Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Turning-American-Prophecy-Rendezvous/dp/0767900464/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=thebur01-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=12f27700a4b1be5f7abb0252bb808542&creativeASIN=0767900464) Crisis. I had the above pictures of Franklin, Lincoln, and FDR, along with a flaming question mark. The question has been answered. Donald J. Trump is the Grey Champion.

When I wrote that article, only one GOP debate had taken place. There were eleven more to go. Trump was viewed by the establishment as a joke, ridiculed by the propaganda media, and disdained by the GOP and Democrats. I was still skeptical of his seriousness and desire to go the distance, but I attempted to view his candidacy through the lens of the Fourth Turning. I was convinced the mood of the country turning against the establishment could lead to his elevation to the presidency. I was definitely in the minority at the time:


Until three months ago the 2016 presidential election was in control of the establishment. The Party was putting forth their chosen crony capitalist figureheads – Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton. They are hand-picked known controllable entities who will not upset the existing corrupt system. They are equally acceptable to Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve, the military industrial complex, the sickcare industry, mega-corporate America, the moneyed interests, and the never changing government apparatchiks. The one party system is designed to give the appearance of choice, while in reality there is no difference between the policies of the two heads of one party and their candidate products. But now Donald Trump has stormed onto the scene from the reality TV world to tell the establishment – You’re Fired!!!

The linear thinking supporters of the status quo are flabbergasted and outraged by Trump’s popularity. The ruling classes never anticipate the mood shift of the peasants as they look down on the masses from their gated estates and penthouse suites. The country is looking for someone who can tear down the entire fetid, corrupt, rotting structure. The onset of phase two of this Crisis in 2016 will produce a populace more desperate, less trusting of the establishment and likely to turn towards someone like Trump, in despair. – Fourth Turning – Crisis of Trust (Part Two) (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/09/14/fourth-turning-crisis-of-trust-part-2/)

Strauss and Howe wrote their prophetic tome two decades ago. Their prognostications have played out exactly as they prophesied. They did not know which events or which people would catalyze this Fourth Turning. But they knew the mood change in the country would be driven by the predictable generational alignment which occurs every eighty years. Our regeneracy is now solidly under way.


“Soon after the catalyst, a national election will produce a sweeping political realignment, as one faction or coalition capitalizes on a new public demand for decisive action. Republicans, Democrats, or perhaps a new party will decisively win the long partisan tug of war. This new regime will enthrone itself for the duration of the Crisis. Regardless of its ideology, that new leadership will assert public authority and demand private sacrifice. Where leaders had once been inclined to alleviate societal pressures, they will now aggravate them to command the nation’s attention. The regeneracy will be solidly under way.” – Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&)

Linear thinking pundits, politicians, businessmen, bankers, bureaucrats, and citizens fail to grasp the cyclical nature of history. They think themselves progressives, falsely believing humanity and history move forward in a straight line. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is why they throw hissy fits when their predictions and beliefs are thrown into disarray by events and mood changes in the country.

The linear thinking establishment is losing their proverbial minds over Trump’s landslide electoral victory, they never saw coming. They’re flabbergasted, angry, and living in denial as history tracks a path it travels every eighty years or so. As the Greatest Generation departs this earth, there are few left who lived through the last Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&). That’s why the living generations are always surprised when another predictable crisis arrives. We never seem to learn the lessons of history.

Perpetual progress is a myth. Average American households haven’t seen economic progress in decades. Education continues to deteriorate, as the young become progressively dumber. Well-paying goods producing jobs have been shipped overseas, replaced by low paying, no benefits service jobs. Government is corrupt, inept, and discredited. Our culture is degraded, decadent, depraved, and despoiled.

Progress has devolved into regression. We’ve entered our saecular Winter and there is no turning back. It arrived with ferocious blizzard like conditions in 2008, and had been in a debt induced lull until this election. A bitter fierce wind has begun to whip across the plains and black swirling clouds portend a tempestuous future. As the gathering storm looms, the Grey Champion appears on the mountaintop.


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“Americans have always been blind to the next turning until after it fully arrives."

Most of today’s adult Americans grew up in a society whose citizens dreamed of perpetually improving outcomes: better jobs, fatter wallets, stronger government, finer culture, nicer families, smarter kids, all the usual fruits of progress. Today, deep into the Third Turning, these goals feel like they are slipping away. Many of us wish we could rewind time, but we know we can’t – and we fear for our children and grandchildren.

Many Americans wish that, somehow, they could bring back a saecular spring now. But seasons don’t work that way. As in nature, a saecular autumn can be warm or cool, long or short, but the leaves will surely fall. The saecular winter can hurry or wait, but history warns that it will surely be upon us.

We may not wish the Grey Champion to come again – but come he must, and come he will.” – The Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&) – Strauss & Howe


To those who have never read the book or understand generational theory, they are appalled I would declare Donald Trump as the Grey Champion. They interpret the word “champion” as having a positive connotation. It has nothing to do with whether the Grey Champion is a good person, moral person, or likeable person. It doesn’t even have to be one person. Ben Franklin and Samuel Adams, both from the Prophet generation, are considered the Grey Champions of the American Revolution Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&). One was a diplomat who used his guile and cunning to propel the revolution forward. The other was a firebrand, in the mold of our current Donald Trump.

In most cases the Grey Champions are not revered or glorified until decades after the Crisis is resolved. Lincoln was and still is despised by just about everyone living south of the Mason Dixon line. Outraged businessmen attempted to convince Smedley Butler to lead a coup against FDR. Large swaths of Americans believe he is responsible for creating our welfare state and the unfunded liabilities which are playing a large part in this current Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&). The unintended consequences of decisions made in previous Fourth Turnings often become the catalysts for the next crisis.

The Grey Champion or Champions are Prophet Generation leaders who command respect due to their age, attitude and warlike demeanor. They were born shortly after the previous Great War Crisis and became the narcissistic young crusaders during the Awakening, driven achievers during the midlife Unraveling, and principled moralists summoning great deeds during the next Crisis.

They tend to inspire through their words and rhetoric, rather than through grand deeds. They are human beings, and as with all humans, they exhibit both positive and negative traits. Prominent positive traits include being principled, resolute and creative. Detrimental traits include being narcissistic, presumptuous, and ruthless. The Grey Champion arrives when the situation looks grim and the people need a jolt of courage to meet the frightful challenges ahead.


One afternoon in April 1689, as the American colonies boiled with rumors that King James II was about to strip them of their liberties, the King’s hand-picked governor of New England, Sir Edmund Andros, marched his troops menacingly through Boston. His purpose was to crush any thought of colonial self-rule. To everyone present, the future looked grim.

Just at that moment, seemingly from nowhere, there appeared on the streets “the figure of an ancient man” with “the eye, the face, the attitude of command.” His manner “combining the leader and the saint,” the old man planted himself directly in the path of the approaching British soldiers and demanded that they stop. “The solemn, yet warlike peal of that voice, fit either to rule a host in the battlefield or be raised to God in prayer, were irresistible. At the old man’s word and outstretched arm, the roll of the drum was hushed at once, and the advancing line stood still.” Inspired by this single act of defiance, the people of Boston roused their courage and acted. Within the day, Andros was deposed and jailed, the liberty of Boston saved, and the corner turned on the colonial Glorious Revolution.

“Who was this Gray Champion?” Nathaniel Hawthorne asked near the end of this story in his Twice-Told Tales. No one knew, except that he had once been among the fire-hearted young Puritans who had first settled New England more than a half century earlier. Later that evening, just before the old priest-warrior disappeared, the townspeople saw him embracing the 85-year-old Simon Bradstreet, a kindred spirit and one of the few original Puritans still alive. Would the Gray Champion ever return? “I have heard,” added Hawthorne, “that whenever the descendants of the Puritans are to show the spirit of their sires, the old man appears again.” – The Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&) – Strauss & Howe


The old man has appeared again. Just as he appeared eighty years after the glorious revolution behind the breastworks on Bunker Hill, providing spiritual inspiration to the farmer militia. The greying peer of Samuel Adams and Ben Franklin was just playing his role in the generational alignment which occurs every eighty years like clockwork. As the hour of darkness, adversity and peril arrives, the virtuous, fiery and unrepentant Gray Champion(s) appear through the fog of history like an apparition.

As the clock counted down to 1860, seventy-nine years after the climax of the previous Crisis, ideologues, warriors and righteous politician Grey Champions like John Brown, William Tecumseh Sherman, Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln stepped into the breach, as the terrible swift sword felled over 700,000 citizens.

Seven decades later as financial markets collapsed, the world sank into a global depression, with world war just over the horizon, a moralistic no-nonsense prophet generation leader arose to lead his nation towards their rendezvous with destiny. As ancestral generations entered the constellation that reoccurs every eighty years, elder warriors FDR, Douglas MacArthur, and Winston Churchill appeared to revive the spirits of their countrymen and fight the scourge of fascism.

No one can make the argument these three Crisis leaders were likeable. In fact, their personalities were grating and they were detested by friends and foes alike. What they did was ignore protocol, feelings, and minutia, to focus on the only thing that mattered – prevailing at all costs.

The previous two Grey Champion leaders – Lincoln and Roosevelt – are still reviled by many Americans, as they were by millions during their time. Unconstitutional policies and executive actions during the gloomy ambiguous days of the Civil War, Great Depression, and World War II left a long lasting impression on the country and play a major role in our current crisis. Both centralized power with the Federal government, drastically weakening the power of the states. Both set the country on a path towards increased taxation, spending and waging war.

Lincoln and FDR were elected Grey Champions, but Lincoln only received 39.9% of the popular vote in a four way race, while FDR won in a landslide with 57% of the vote over Hoover. It was clear Lincoln didn’t have a mandate, as Southern states began seceding after his election. Lincoln’s support in the North was halfhearted at best.

Lincoln captured only 55% of the vote in the 1864 election, with only northern states voting. His cabinet of rivals despised him. They plotted against him, actively opposed his policies, and gloried in his failures. After four grim years of slaughter and failure, he was assassinated just as his armies’ attained victory. To this day he is still despised by liberty minded states’ rights proponents.

Even though FDR won landslide popular vote victories in 1932 and 1936, his detractors and adversaries were numerous. FDR’s confiscation of gold, antagonism toward big business, and dictatorial style, convinced a number of wealthy businessmen to approach General Smedley Butler to lead a coup against FDR and install a fascist regime to run the country. His New Deal “make work” projects and socialist policies were widely scorned by free market capitalists, as they prolonged the Great Depression.

No one can assert Lincoln or FDR united all Americans in a common cause. Grey Champions are not universally adored or defended. They aggravated societal pressures that had been ignored or deferred by their predecessors. Compromise was not an alternative for these men. They were going to lead in a confrontational style suited to the times, using unyielding principles to vanquish their enemies. Grey Champions have a particular set of personality traits making them well suited to lead during a Crisis. They have the facility to overlook the complexities of life and focus on one simple imperative: society must prevail.

In Part Two of this article (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?90590-Transition-into-Trump&p=1116186&viewfull=1#post1116186) I will assess the prospects of success for our new Grey Champion – Donald J. Trump and why this Fourth Turning (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767900464?tag=thebur01-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0767900464&adid=0VTFPQQFCAV7FYWEMDZT&) is about to turn nasty.

ZERO HEDGE SOURCE (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-20/grey-champion-assumes-command-part-1)

turiya
5th September 2017, 02:53
The North Korean Agenda Is Being Pushed,
How Far Will It Go? - Episode 1370b
(Published on Sep 4, 2017)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGTvPPHhtWM

_____Relevant Articles__________

Political/Rights


Wasserman Schultz Aide Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ As Prosecution Drops Hints About A Broader Probe Of Awan (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-02/wasserman-schultz-aide-pleads-%E2%80%98not-guilty%E2%80%99-prosecution-drops-hints-about-broader-pro?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/09/02/awan206.jpg


Former U.S. House IT aide Imran Awan pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that he and his wife lied on an application for a home equity loan, as prosecutors dropped hints about a broader probe of Awan and his family members related to their computer work in recent years for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and a series of other Democratic lawmakers in the Congress.
Documents in the matter again suggested at a larger investigation, possibly relating to more than just matters of bank fraud.
In a letter about evidence in the case, U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips described the probe as one that involved, “voluminous discovery,” citing items that were found in a Congressional office building back in April, which seemingly may have belonged to Awan.


http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2017/09/02/awan205.jpg

This “laptop bag” found in April could well be the piece of equipment that had drawn the interest of Rep. Wasserman Schultz earlier this year, when she verbally berated the Capitol Hill Police chief at a House budget hearing, demanding that an item be returned to her office.

Source: zerohedge.com


“Trump Should Be Concerned”: Mueller Partners With “Elite” IRS Investigations Unit (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-01/trump-should-be-concerned-mueller-partners-irs-investigations-squad?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators are leaving no stone unturned in their crusade to find something they can use to try and turn a member of Trump’s inner circle, The Daily Beast (http://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-mueller-enlists-the-irs-for-his-trump-russia-investigation) is reporting, citing a source close to Mueller, that the special counsel’s office has teamed up with the IRS’s Criminal Investigations Unit. The “elite” IRS investigations squad will help ensure that investigators apply the maximum possible scrutiny to the finances of Trump’s inner circle in an investigation that’s nominally about election fraud.

Source: zerohedge.com


War



North Korea Quake Seems Related to Nuclear Test, Says Yonhap (https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/North-Korea-quake-nuclear-test/2017/09/03/id/811358/)


An earthquake in North Korea on Sunday appeared related to a nuclear test, South Korea’s Yonhap News reported, citing the presidential office.



The report comes after an earthquake in the northeast region of North Korea.

Source: newsmax.com


Russia, China See No Point to More North Korea Sanctions (http://news.antiwar.com/2017/09/03/russia-china-see-no-point-to-more-north-korea-sanctions/)


North Korea’s weekend nuclear test is fueling a new round of US threats to attack them militarily. It is also expected to have the US leading a new round of trade sanctions at the UN, something which is expected to face heavy resistance from both China and Russia.


Chinese officials see a lot of the recent US sanctions against North Korea as actually targeting Chinese companies, part of what they call America’s “China responsibility theory.” China added that the US military drills are worsening tensions.


Russia was even more frank, saying that they’ve seen no good coming from the several previous rounds of sanctions, and don’t see anything being accomplished by more such efforts. They said a different strategy should be tried.

Source: news.antiwar.com

Russian, South Korean presidents condemn Pyongyang’s actions (http://tass.com/politics/963624)


Russian and South Korean Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Moon Jae-in, have resolutely condemned Pyongyang’s actions that “blatantly violate the United Nations Security Council resolutions, undermine the global non-proliferation regime and pose a serious threat to peace and security in the region,” the Kremlin press service said on Monday after their telephone conversation.


“The Russian side once again stressed that this extremely complicated situation can be settled only through the resumption of talks and wide use of political and diplomatic means,” the Kremlin said.

Source: tass.com


North Korea Making Preparations For Another ICBM Launch, South Says (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/north-korea-making-preparations-another-icbm-launch-south-says?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)

BREAKING Trump Considering Stopping ALL Trade with Countries Doing Business with North Korea (http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2017/09/breaking-trump-considering-stopping-all.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economicpolicyjournal%2FYZSb+ %28EconomicPolicyJournal.com%29)


Following what appears to have been a test of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea (http://www.targetliberty.com/2017/09/seismic-tremor-detected-near-north.html), President Donald Trump on Sunday called North Korea a “grave threat” and said the United States is looking at halting trade with any country doing business with the country.In addition to the warning via a tweet on trade:

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The United States is considering, in addition
to other options, stopping all trade with any
country doing business with North Korea.

9:14 AM - 3 Sep 2017
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Source: economicpolicyjournal.com



Xi, Putin agree to appropriately deal with DPRK’s nuclear test (https://america.cgtn.com/2017/09/03/xi-putin-agree-to-appropriately-deal-with-dprks-nuclear-test)


Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed on Sunday to appropriately deal with the latest nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.


The two leaders agreed to stick to the goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and keep close communication and coordination to deal with the new situation.


Xi and Putin also called for joint efforts to promote world peace and development during the meeting.


Putin is in the southeastern coastal city of Xiamen to attend the ninth BRICS Summit scheduled for September 3-5.

Source: america.cgtn.com


S. Korea to install another 4 THAAD launchers, mulls deploying aircraft carrier & strategic bombers (https://www.rt.com/news/401913-south-korea-carrier-bombers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS)


South Korea and the US are discussing deployment of an aircraft carrier and strategic bombers, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported, citing the country’s defense ministry

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, strategic bombers and “other powerful assets”can be deployed (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/09/04/0200000000AEN20170904010900315.html) to the Korean Peninsula as a response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test

Source: rt.com


North Korea Is “Begging For War”: Haley Tells UN “The Time For Half-Measures Is Over” (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/time-half-measures-over-haley-tells-un-kim-begging-war?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Hale[/B]y [B]tells an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, that “enough is enough” and that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is “begging for war” with his “abusive use of missiles.”



“The time for half measures in the security council is over. The time has come to exhaust all of our diplomatic means before it is too late.
We must now adopt the strongest possible measures.
Source: zerohedge.com


Trump Springs the Neocon Trap Again: North Korea’s ‘Test’ is No Act of War (http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/09/04/trump-springs-neocon-trap-north-koreas-test-no-act-war/)


Here we go again. There seems to be no end to the escalation of tensions between North Korea and the United States and its allies.


Yesterday, Pyongyang’s state broadcaster came out declaring (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17823706) what it claims was another ‘successful test’, this time with a hydrogen bomb, which they say could be mounted on to their still as yet nonexistent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).


Still, there has been no independent verification of the claim, but why let that get in the way of a promising international security crisis?


http://21stcenturywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kim-Jung-Un--300x169.png (http://21stcenturywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Kim-Jung-Un-.png)Kim Jung Un: Looking at shiny objects, pointing, generally looking busy.

North Korea’s alleged ‘test’ is said to have happened just hours (http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/02/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-nuke-lab-visit/index.html) after Pyongyang state-run media released images of leader Kim Jong Un ‘inspecting’ (looking, pointing) something which looks like it could be a hydrogen bomb, but no one is really sure.


We’re also told that this was “ready to be placed on top of an ICBM,” however no one has actually seen a real operational ICBM yet. That’s kind of an important detail in this grand plot, but one which is routinely overlooked by legions of western mainstream ‘experts’ on CNN and NBC. So far, the DPRK only have a series of botched tests of their short-range Hwasong-12 rockets (glorified Scud missiles) to show the world. Still, the western media insist that this constitutes a potential threat to the US.


So confident was this mainstream media outlet, that they’ve seemed to have hedged their bets on the authenticity of the DPRK state claims, leaving the offending ‘H Bomb’ in quotes…


http://21stcenturywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/H-Bomb-DPRK.png (http://21stcenturywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/H-Bomb-DPRK.png)

Meanwhile, South Korea wasted no time retaliating by showing off its new toys purchased out of its US dollar reserve account, launching multiple missiles for the cameras. Seoul insists that it’s ready to activate four Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile batteries. It also carried out a major joint drill (likely pre-planned anyway) with F-15K fighter jets and surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. This posturing by South Korea has excited the western media to no end.


“South Korea (https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-korea) has carried out a simulated attack on North Korea’s nuclear test site in a huge show of force in response to Pyongyang’s detonation of what it claims is a hydrogen bomb.
Seoul has also approved the complete deployment of a US anti-missile system in another sign that it intends to address North Korean provocations with reminders of its own military firepower, while keeping the door open to dialogue.”

How Serious is the Threat?


For the US, this latest move by North Korea has been PR gold. It’s helped to revive and reenergize the dying conversation of a nuclear standoff between ‘The Good Guys’ and ‘The Bad Guys.’


And to deal with those bad guys, you need tough guys.


Enter US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/03/news/economy/trump-mnuchin-north-korea-sanctions), who swiftly moved in with “tough new sanctions” against the DPRK, warning that “this isn’t the time for just talk.” A novel approach.

Source: 21stcenturywire.com


Syrian Army seizes new areas along the Jordanian border (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-seizes-new-areas-along-jordanian-border/)


The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), seized new points along the Jordanian border, Saturday, inching their way closer to the strategic Tanf Base in southeast Homs.

Source: almasdarnews.com


US Says ISIS Evacuation Convoy Remains Stranded in the Syrian Desert (http://news.antiwar.com/2017/09/01/us-says-isis-evacuation-convoy-remains-stranded-in-the-syrian-desert/)


17 buses, containing slightly over 300 ISIS fighters and an estimated 350 civilians, including ISIS family members, remain stranded in the middle of the Syrian desert today (http://www.whio.com/news/national-govt--politics/says-bus-convoy-stranded-syrian-desert/YNW9O4pq4UlBf4Sd1z7otJ/) after the US attacked the highway they were traveling on and destroyed a bridge to keep them being evacuated.


The evacuation was meant to be part of a ceasefire deal ISIS forces on the Lebanon border made with Lebanon and Syria, but US officials expressed anger at the idea, saying that busing ISIS members is unacceptable, and all must be killed on the spot (http://news.antiwar.com/2017/08/30/us-slams-isis-evacuation-demands-fighters-all-be-killed/).

Source: news.antiwar.com

turiya
5th September 2017, 16:59
Trump tweeted:

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Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA!

5:04 AM - 5 Sep 2017
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BREAKING NEWS: Attorney General Jeff Sessions
ENDS The DACA DREAMER Program!!
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THI06jesBoA
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces that The DACA DREAMER Program
will be rescinded for 6 month awaiting Congress.



__________________________

Trump Wins Big on DACA, Scraps Program,
Refers it to Legislature for a Permanent Fix
(Published on Sep 4, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1EFTIJsSAI


__________________________

BREAKING: JW President Tom Fitton's
Statement on DACA
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtDj0EyEYAo


Trump tweeted:

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I look forward to working w/ D's + R's in
Congress to address immigration reform in a
way that puts hardworking citizens of our
country 1st.

1:45 PM - 5 Sep 2017
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Congress now has 6 months to legalize DACA
(something the Obama Administration was
unable to do). If they can't, I will revisit this
issue!

5:38 PM - 5 Sep 2017
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Tucker Carlson Reacts To Trump
Ending DACA | Tucker Carlson Tonight
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TJlNnfvgOA
__________________________



Ann Coulter Reacts to President
Trump Ending DACA Program
(Published on Sep 6, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZOAwQGeJ4

turiya
6th September 2017, 02:00
The White House Expands Cyber War To
Include Banks & Wall Street - Episode 1371b
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnDLU4CQsg

__________Related Articles____________Political/Rights



AG Sessions Confirms DACA Program Is Being Rescinded, Obama Administration "Disrespected Legal Process" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-05/watch-live-ag-sessions-holds-briefing-daca-decision)

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/fp_thumb/images/user3303/imageroot/20170905_daca_0.jpg (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-05/watch-live-ag-sessions-holds-briefing-daca-decision)


Sep 5, 2017 10:55 AM


"We can't admit everyone who'd like to come to US... the previous adminstration disrespected the legal process..."


Update: Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces DACA program is being rescinded…




This policy was implemented unilaterally to great controversy and legal concern after Congress rejected legislative proposals to extend similar benefits on numerous occasions to this same group of illegal aliens.
In other words, the executive branch, through DACA, deliberately sought to achieve what the legislative branch specifically refused to authorize on multiple occasions. Such an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the Executive Branch.
The effect of this unilateral executive amnesty, among other things, contributed to a surge of unaccompanied minors on the southern border that yielded terrible humanitarian consequences. It also denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans by allowing those same jobs to go to illegal aliens


Source: zerohedge.com


Don’t fall for the media trap. Dreamers are not “children”. The average age is 25. This is just like all those migrant “children” in Europe. (http://12160.info/profiles/blogs/don-t-fall-for-the-media-trap-dreamers-are-not-children-the)


Media outlets are touting polls which supposedly show public support for the DACA amnesty — but careful polls show the public overwhelmingly prefers immigration policies which help their fellow Americans find good jobs.


For example, an NBC poll described the 800,000 illegal aliens in DACA as “children” — even though their average age is roughly 25

Source: 12160.info


Geopolitical/Police State



Tracking Military Weaponry Flowing To America’s Local Police Departments (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-05/tracking-military-weaponry-flowing-americas-local-police-departments?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced President Donald Trump’s plan to distribute military gear to state and local law enforcement agencies.


The rule change means weapons typically reserved for war-time use – tracked armored (tank-like) vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vessels, grenade launchers, bayonets, and firearms with ammunition of .50-caliber or higher – will start flowing to local law enforcement agencies through the Department of Defense’s 1033 Program.


Yes, the story is familiar. In 2016,


Today, the same questions are valid:


What’s the legitimate law enforcement purpose for these weapons? Does the militarization of local police threaten our civil liberties?


http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/09/04/20170905_sessioons1.jpg

What military gear will you find (https://www.openthebooks.com/map/?Map=1&MapType=Pin) in your local police department? Here’s a sample of our findings:




In Illinois, the College of DuPage received 14 fully automatic M16 rifles. The police department in Wheaton (pop. 53,000) picked up 68 M16 and M14 rifles plus five pistols (.45 caliber). Evanston – a small community known to promote gun control ordinances – procured 20 M16 rifles.


Paducah County, Kentucky, (pop. 25,000) received 78 M16 rifles and one mine-resistant vehicle while the Georgetown Police Department (pop. 33,000) procured 77 M16 and M14 rifles, 40 pistols (.45 caliber), and one mine-resistant vehicle.


In California, the Cotati Police Department (pop. 7,500) received 13 M16 rifles and Del Norte County (pop. 27,000) received 25 M16 rifles. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department procured $3.6 million in surplus equipment including 768 M16 rifles.



Source: zerohedge.com

War


Putin Warns US Against Lethal Arms Deliveries to Ukraine (https://sputniknews.com/politics/201709051057089739-putin-ukraine-us-lethal-arms-deliveries/)


Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States against lethal arms deliveries to Ukraine, saying that it might worsen the situation in the country.


Possible deliveries of US lethal weapons to Ukraine (https://sputniknews.com/politics/201708251056787287-lethal-weapons-supply-analysis/) will not change the situation, but this may lead to an increase in the number of victims, provoke the use of military force in other territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin

Source: sputniknews.com


Putin Rejects More Korea Sactions, Warns US Risks “Global Catastrophe, Huge Loss Of Human Life” (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-05/putin-us-risks-global-catastrophe-threatening-north-korea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


After UN Ambassador Nikki Haley asked the security council to pass the “strongest possible” sanctions against North Korea which was “begging for war” following the isolated nation’s sixth nuclear test which took place over the weekend, Russia President Vladimir Putin has hinted that Russia may – and most likely will – use its Security Council veto power to stop any further sanctions from being implemented.



http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user245717/imageroot/2017/08/19/2017.09.05putin_0.JPG (http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user245717/imageroot/2017/08/19/2017.09.05putin.JPG)


“The actions and reactions of the Security Council will depend on the conclusions reached through debate by its members,” Geng said, according to an official transcript. “China will promote denuclearization and the maintenance of stability on the peninsula, and promote solving problems on the peninsula through dialogue and consultation.”




The Russian leader also lashed out at the United States, saying it was preposterous for Washington to ask for Moscow’s help with North Korea after sanctioning Russian companies whom U.S officials accused of violating North Korea sanctions.


Source: zerohedge.com


South Korea’s Moon Faces Push at Home and Abroad to Alter North Korea Policy (http://news.antiwar.com/2017/09/04/south-koreas-moon-faces-push-at-home-and-abroad-to-alter-north-korea-policy/)


Earlier this summer, South Korea elected President Moon Jae-in, an outspoken advocate of diplomacy with North Korea


Moon had tried to placate the US by offering conditions on talks, including warning that talks would be impossible if a nuclear test occurred. Now that the test has happened, Moon risks having hemmed himself into that position.

Source: news.antiwar.com


Putting North Korea’s “Bomb Test” In Context (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-04/putting-north-koreas-bomb-test-context?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


On Sunday, North Korea tested its most powerful nuclear bomb (https://www.statista.com/topics/1903/germany//chart/900/number-of-nuclear-tests-conducted-since-1945/) yet, detonating a device that caused a 6.3 magnitude tremor.


The weapon’s sheer power has caused alarm but the fact that Pyongyang is claiming it can be fitted inside an intercontinental ballistic missile (https://www.statista.com/chart/10869/the-north-korean-missile-threat/) is sending shockwaves through Asia and beyond.


Using data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (https://www.csis.org/programs/korea-chair), Statista’s Niall McCarthy presents (https://www.statista.com/chart/10953/north-korea-tests-its-most-powerful-bomb-yet/)the following infographic provides an overview of the strength of all North Korean nuclear tests since 2006.


https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_10953_north_korea_tests_its_most_pow erful_bomb_yet_n.jpg (https://www.statista.com/chart/10953/north-korea-tests-its-most-powerful-bomb-yet/)

You will find more statistics at Statista (https://www.statista.com/)


Sunday’s detonation was estimated to have been 100 kilotons or more, far more powerful than previous tests and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How does it compare with the warheads inside current U.S. and Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles?


According to the Economist, the U.S. Trident and Russian SS ballistic missiles have a yield of 455 and 800 kilotons respectively.

Source: zerohedge.com


North Korean Crisis Reveals America’s Dangerous Economic Dependence on China (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/04/north-korean-crisis-reveals-americas-dangerous-economic-dependency-on-china/)


When President Trump said on Sunday that America would consider stopping all trading with countries doing business with North Korea, critics responded by saying this would mean economic ruin for the United States.


The numbers are startling. China is North Korea’s largest trading partner–and Trump’s talk of cutting off trade was clearly aimed at China. But China is also the largest trading partner with the U.S., with nearly $650 billion in goods and services traded between the two nations. Countless more products in America contain parts assembled by Chinese workers. You may even be reading this on one of them.


“If bilateral trade between the U.S. and China goes away, American stores shelves are empty,”


We have become so dependent on trade with China, according to the president’s critics, that we face economic disaster if we try to break free from it.

Source: breitbart.com


SYRIA: History in the Making as Syrian Arab Army Breaks ISIS Siege of Deir Ezzor (http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/09/05/syria-history-making-syrian-arab-army-breaks-isis-siege-deir-ezzor/)

Source: x22report.com (http://x22report.com/white-house-expands-cyber-war-to-include-banks-wall-street-episode-1371/#more-280130)

turiya
6th September 2017, 18:06
Chris Farrell on OAN: It is clear Comey
"threw" the Clinton Investigation
(Published on Sep 6, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbLAtRZG-I
__________________________



Hannity Reacts To Trump Ending DACA
Hannity Opening Monologue
Published on Sep 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpN2_97bZ24
__________________________



"SEND ILLEGALS OUT" JASON CHAFFETZ
NAILS IT ON DACA TERMINATION
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZsyjC7agI
__________________________



Newt Gingrich: Trump's plan
for DACA is 'real leadership'
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5pTBqfK1Kw

turiya
7th September 2017, 01:52
Is It All Coming To An End, What Else Does
The Cabal Have Up Their Sleeve - Episode 1372b
(Published on Sep 6, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68C6NGDCg7w
_________Relevant Articles_________


Political/Rights


House Panel Subpoenas DOJ, FBI For “Trump Dossier” Records (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/house-panel-subpoenas-doj-trump-dossier-records?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


The one Russia-collusion narrative that Democrats have actively worked to suppress is coming back to haunt them.
Investigators from the House Intelligence Committee have issued subpoenas to the DOJ and FBI for information related to the now-infamous Trump dossier that, as we recently learned, was provided to the FBI even though it contained knowingly inaccurate allegations.


In reality, Democrats may be worried that, if the background materials are finally publicized, they could terminally damage the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.


Republicans have rightfully argued that it is important to understand the genesis of the dossier and whether it was created to sabotage Trump during his successful campaign for president, and also whether Democrats intentionally tried to mislead the FBI.


The dossier was funded by a group called Fusion GPS that conducts political opposition research and was initially hired by anti-Trump Republicans during the primary before switching to the Democrats after Trump had secured the nomination. One of its co-founders, Glenn Simpson, a longtime investigative reporter (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-14/spooked-co-founder-trump-russia-dossier-firm-cancels-testimony-while-lynch-claims-ig) at the Wall Street Journal, abruptly canceled voluntary testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee back in July.
Source: zerohedge.com


Blockchain voting app puts democracy in the hands of the people (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23531424-500-bitcoin-tech-to-put-political-power-in-the-hands-of-voters/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-)


The technology behind bitcoin could foster a new form of liquid democracy in which voters can influence politics with just the tap of an app
BITCOIN changed the way we think about money forever. Now a type of political cryptocurrency wants to do the same for votes, reinventing how we participate in democracy (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627581-400-electoral-dysfunction-why-democracy-is-always-unfair/).
Sovereign is being unveiled this week by Democracy Earth (http://democracy.earth/), a not-for-profit organisation in Palo Alto, California. It combines liquid democracy (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630180-400-better-than-a-ballot-box-could-digital-democracy-win-your-vote/) – which gives individuals more flexibility in how they use their votes – with blockchains (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129553-700-bitcoin-how-its-core-technology-will-change-the-world/), digital ledgers of transactions that keep cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/bitcoin/) secure. Sovereign’s developers hope it could signal the beginning of a democratic system that transcends national borders.
The basic concept of liquid democracy (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2092182-there-are-better-ways-to-decide-the-big-issues-than-referendums/) is that voters can express their wishes on an issue directly or delegate their vote to someone else they think is better-placed to decide on their behalf. In turn, those delegates can also pass those votes upwards through the chain. Crucially, users can see how their delegate voted and reclaim their vote to use themselves.
Recording votes on a blockchain requires complex mathematics that makes tampering with them after the fact practically impossible. “The blockchain is incorruptible, no one can modify or subvert how the votes are stored, and that’s vital for democracy,”

Source: newscientist.com


War



Top EU Court Threatens Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic With Fines If They Refuse Refugees (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/top-eu-court-threatens-poland-hungary-czech-republic-fines-if-they-refuse-refugees?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


All four countries also say migrants will disrupt their societies and the EU’s focus should be on protecting its external borders.
To enforce the decision (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-easteurope-infringeme/eu-threatens-hungary-poland-with-fines-if-refuse-refugees-idUSKCN1BH1JH?il=0), the EU executive also said on Wednesday it was ready to institute court proceedings within weeks that could lead to fines for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic if they refuse to take in refugees.
Source: zerohedge.com


S. Korea to deploy new THAAD launchers just 3 days after announcement (https://www.rt.com/news/402189-thaad-deployment-south-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS)


South Korea is moving swiftly to install four new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rocket launchers on its territory. They will be installed this week, despite protests from residents who have cited numerous concerns over the missile defense system.


US Forces Korea (USFK) will deploy the launchers at its new base in Seongju, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Seoul, on Thursday, according to the South Korean defense ministry, cited by Yonhap news agency.
Source: rt.com


China Closes North Korean Border Crossing (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/china-closes-north-korean-border-crossing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


China has publicly denounced the US’s plans for tightening sanctions against North Korea, but if local media reports are accurate, the world’s second-largest economy has closed part of its border with its isolated neighbor without any external prompting, possibly to help comply with the latest round of UN Security Council sanctions, which took effect last month.
“an internal source in the Quanhe Commercial District of Hunchun City informed us that the customs offices are preparing to close the gate today (September 4), and that Chinese businessmen and merchants staying in North Korea have been notified,” a source in China with knowledge of the development told Daily NK.”
However, the more widely used Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, a road-rail bridge that spans the Yalu river into North Korea, connecting Dandong and Sinuiju and accounting for 70% of the trade volume between the two countries, remains open.
As we reported previously, China has been increasingly scanning for radiation along the North Korean border.

Source: zerohedge.com


De-escalation? Trump Says Military Action In North Korea “Not His First Choice” (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/de-escalation-trump-says-military-action-north-korea-not-his-first-choice?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


In yet another attempt at de-escalation by the US, moments ago as president Trump was leaving the White House, he responded to a reporter question on whether there will be military action in North Korea, saying that “it’s not his first choice”, but adding that “we’ll see what happens.”

Source: zerohedge.com


Moscow proposes building bridge connecting Russia and Japan (https://www.rt.com/business/402161-russia-japan-hokkaido-sakhalin-bridge/)


Russia would like Japan to consider the feasibility of building a road and rail bridge from Hokkaido to the south of Sakhalin island Russia is currently preparing to build a bridge from mainland Russia to Sakhalin, according to the minister.“In this case, it will give us an additional opportunity to use our railway infrastructure, and Japan will become a continental state,” Shuvalov said.Since August, Russia has allowed Japanese citizens, arriving in Sakhalin on a ferry from Hokkaido, to stay in the country without a visa for 72 hours. Russian officials are hoping for a similar move from Tokyo.


https://www.sott.net/image/s20/417875/large/59afc718dda4c8e2408b4568.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s20/417875/full/59afc718dda4c8e2408b4568.jpg)
Source: sott.net


IRAN CLOSES ITS AIRSPACE FOR US, SAUDI AIRCRAFT – MEDIA (https://southfront.org/iran-closes-its-airspace-for-us-saudi-aircraft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)


Iran has closed its airspace for US and Saudi Arabia as well as for other countries that have attacked Yemen,


“After the cruelties against Yemen and given the fact that the military system of a country is not separate from its government and trade system, therefore, we cannot show double-standard behavior towards the world and for instance, when we say that the US is a world arrogant power, therefore, we don’t allow the US aircraft, even passenger planes, to fly over the Islamic Republic of Iran because we are against its government’s policies,”
Source: southfront.org


UN report slams US and allies for failing to protect civilians and violating international law (http://theduran.com/un-report-finds-us-fails-protect-civilians-syria/)


The report’s mixed conclusions are indicative of a UN which is a deeply compromised international body.
The United Nations Syria Commission has found that the United States and its allies have not taken adequate steps to protect against multiple civilian casualties.


Beyond this information, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has repeatedly stated (http://theduran.wpengine.com/lavrov-us-bases-syria-no-legal-basis/) that US presence in Syria is illegal according to international law. US forces and those of their allies have not been authorised by the UN to conduct any military action on Syrian soil and likewise, they are not acting in accordance with the Syrian government. By contrast, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah forces are acting with the permission and cooperation of the Syrian government.

Source: theduran.com


Russia sets up ‘de-confliction’ zone north of Aleppo (http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=84718)


Security agreement sees Russian military police replace Kurdish armed groups in district north of Aleppo. Russia’s military on Wednesday said it had set up a zone north of the Syrian city of Aleppo to stop clashes between Kurdish fighters and opposition rebels.
“To prevent provocations and possible clashes between the Free Syrian Army in northern Syria and Kurdish militia, a de-confliction zone was created

Source: middle-east-online.com


UN: SYRIAN OPPOSITION MUST ACCEPT IT HAS NOT WON THE WAR
(http://x22report.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=280145&action=edit)

False Flags



ISIS Plans To Poison Supermarket Food With Cyanide (https://newspunch.com/isis-supermarket-food-cyanide/)


ISIS has sent out calls to militants located in Western countries to poison food in supermarkets with cyanide.
In a message posted on the SITE Intel Group, ISIS has called for the mass poisoning of food in Europe, Russia, and the United States.
Speisa.com (http://speisa.com/modules/articles/index.php/item.3931/is-poison-the-food-in-supermarkets.html) reports: In the third part of an English-language series promoting lone-wolf jihad in Western countries, potential attackers are advised to inject food for sale in markets with cyanide poison.
The terrorist organization has prepared for this and used prisoners for experiments with different chemicals and toxins, with very painful deaths as a result, The Times and Newsweek wrote in May:

Source: yoursnewswire.com


x22report.com (http://x22report.com/it-begins-central-bank-shake-up-the-control-of-the-fed-episode-1372/#more-280145)

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 16:19
Chris Farrell on OAN: It is clear Comey
"threw" the Clinton Investigation
(Published on Sep 6, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbLAtRZG-I
__________________________



Hannity Reacts To Trump Ending DACA
Hannity Opening Monologue
Published on Sep 5, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpN2_97bZ24
__________________________



"SEND ILLEGALS OUT" JASON CHAFFETZ
NAILS IT ON DACA TERMINATION
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZsyjC7agI
__________________________



Newt Gingrich: Trump's plan
for DACA is 'real leadership'
(Published on Sep 5, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5pTBqfK1Kw

What I found interesting about Comey is his name showing up in the Bible codes under 'compromised' 'corrupt', etc.

He sure was, it was obvious he was operating in compliance with his political roots. He knew Clinton was innocent of all the silly charges yet in an effort to 'maintain balance' he offered his 'help' to the extant political circumstances by publicly stating that the Clinton investigation was being reopened. Which it wasn't and he knew it. I forgave him that because he suffered the consequences of that action with the election of his first love and mentor, one Donald J. Trump.

I openly admit my disgust with Trump but in the case of the 'Dreamers', I believe he is acting on behalf of those individuals, the only question is why, is it because he believes he can get a wall out of it or for true compassion. His history strongly suggests he's doing it for the wall, but in any case, the result will be good because the dreamers will be saved and his fascist wall will go the way of the graveyard thanks to the basic good nature of 'many' American citizens.

If one studies the history of immigrants to the United States in particular in the early 20th century, one will readily see why the U.S. has this problem and it is American karma that they do. In truth, it is 'bad' karma only in the eyes of degenerate society. Neighboring countries are a unique social situation in terms of 'secure borders' and can only be viewed in that correct context to gain a 'clear' picture of what it means.

Peace and tranquility!

NAP

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 17:19
Trump just went full demonic on international TV

turiya
7th September 2017, 20:14
Trump just went full demonic on international TV

NAP,

Can you provide a link?

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 20:17
Hi Turiya,

I'm not sure there is one yet...if one becomes available, I'm sure you will become aware of it...maybe anyway. :eyebrows:

turiya
7th September 2017, 20:20
Hi Turiya,

I'm not sure there is one yet...

That's what I thought... thanks for nothing... (literally).



What I found interesting about Comey is his name showing up in the Bible codes under 'compromised' 'corrupt', etc.

And, a link for this?
Yeah, I didn't think so... (also on this one).


I openly admit my disgust with Trump but in the case of the 'Dreamers', I believe he is acting on behalf of those individuals, the only question is why, is it because he believes he can get a wall out of it or for true compassion. His history strongly suggests he's doing it for the wall, but in any case, the result will be good because the dreamers will be saved and his fascist wall will go the way of the graveyard thanks to the basic good nature of 'many' American citizens.

If one studies the history of immigrants to the United States in particular in the early 20th century, one will readily see why the U.S. has this problem and it is American karma that they do. In truth, it is 'bad' karma only in the eyes of degenerate society. Neighboring countries are a unique social situation in terms of 'secure borders' and can only be viewed in that correct context to gain a 'clear' picture of what it means.



I think Sam Hunter says it most correctly...


Trump's point is that the DACA order was illegal. It was facing imminent challenge and would likely lose at the level of the supreme court. The US Constitution describes the design of the government in such a way as to avoid the President being King. Obama acted as a king and Trump undid that.

The law is supposed to be made by congress not a President. That's why he gave congress six months to send him the bill.

A US President only agrees (or not) with the laws congress gives to him to then sign into law. There's no doubt he would sign a DACA bill in a heart beat.

But you will never hear this truth watching TV or the compromised media. Instead, people are led to believe he is a heartless b*stard.



________________________________

http://curezone.com/upload/_T_Forums/Turiya_Files_/AVALON/TRUMP/TRUMP_TWEETS/TRUMP_TWITTER_ICON_5.png (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/905788459301908480)
For all of those (DACA) that are concerned
about your status during the 6 month period,
you have nothing to worry about - No action!

6:42 AM - 7 Sep 2017
________________________________

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 20:24
Oh come on now...The internet is a virtual world...there is a whole lot of real world out there. Sometimes we just have to be patient to see the truth of things.

You are very welcome!

NAP

turiya
7th September 2017, 20:43
Sometimes we just have to be patient to see the truth of things.

You want to know something?
The world of Dreams and the Truth... they never meet.

Dreaming is better done when one is asleep... Dream on....

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 20:52
thanks for the advice, I dream quite well...Dreaming while awake takes much too much effort so I'll pass on that for now, per your suggestion.

NAP

turiya
7th September 2017, 20:59
Mark Dice on Hillary's latest....






New Hillary Website Backfires Big Time - 😂 -
Now Complete Laughing Stock Even to Liberals!
(Published on Sep 7, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpGsrIEZURQ

______________________

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 21:07
hmm, I don't claim to be a constitutional attorney but that's cool that others do. It's a full time job to wade through all the propaganda and that is why I ignore the vast majority of it, if not all. But we all use our God given talents (admittedly, some demonic) to discern the truth. And I'm certainly not in a position to judge which is which or which is correct and which isn't. As I stated before, sometimes one must be patient to finally recognize the truth.

NAP

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 21:19
In the interest of fairness, I'll respond to 'Verritt'. I just took a quick glance and apparently it is intended to be 'another hyperpartisan' source of information. This really does make me wonder about Hillary's competence. Trying to take a very dog-eared page out of the right's playbook is a loser before it even starts. The fact that she is incompetent to the ways of true deviance, as derived from devious just lends strength to most of my arguments concerning her. A truly scurrilous human being it would seem could have done much better.

This will not work for sentient human beings which explains the fact that it is a laughingstock among 'even' liberals.

turiya
7th September 2017, 21:30
Curse of the Woke Conservatives

Guest Post by Kurt Schlichter (https://townhall.com/columnists/KurtSchlichter/2017/09/07/curse-of-the-woke-conservatives-n2377758)

https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/ha/2017/63/d396ec21-9631-4dbf-a185-a67d9c037c16.jpg

So what does the GOP establishment do in 2018 when it comes before us dirty, nasty normals and tries to make the case that its members deserve being reelected to Congress instead of being tarred and feathered? After seven years of solemn assurances, it couldn’t even get its act together and keep its promise to put a stake through the heart of the abomination that is Obamacare. But hey – when Donald Trump kept his promise to undo DACA, that sure spurred the True Conservatives to action.

The deductibles my employees pay just went up two grand a year because if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor or something, yet that sort of real world pain for real world people doesn’t spur our righteous Conservative, Inc., stalwarts to action. But threaten to actually enforce a law Congress passed and cut the monocle-and-top-hat set off from cheap foreign serfs who will vote hard left if given the chance? Now that’s an emergency. All hands on deck!

Of the S.S. Conservative Titanic.


“Republicans, you can be proud of me! I went to Washington, left Obamacare in place, complained that Donald Trump was mean to the liberals who hate us, and started down the road to amnesty, just like you wanted! And by ‘you’ I mean the Wall Street Journal editorial board, some fussy Never Trumpers on Twitter (https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter), and the GOP wonks who used to read Ayn Rand books while normal guys were kissing girls.”


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Boy oh boy, it must sure suck for you that we conservatives are now woke.

“Woke (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woke),” that hilariously dopey term used by semi-literate leftists when they sort of mean “aware,” is just too sweet a word not to confiscate and deploy on our own behalf. It perfectly describes us normals’ now-permanent state of agitated readiness in anticipation of the latest way the conservacreeps are going to try to shaft us. We’re woke, which means we’re watching, and more than that, we’re acting on our wokedness. That’s why Felonia von Pantsuit is busy pounding bourbon and writing books blaming Bernie and Russia instead of being busy purging that troublesome Bill of Rights of our troublesome civil rights.

Bad news, losers: We are hella woke, and there’s no turning back.

Look, here’s how you Fredocons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X9E9n6GHC8) screwed up – well, one of the ways you screwed up, anyway. You miscalculated our tolerance for failure and confused our patience with apathy. Eventually, your failure grew so great that we just had to pay attention even though we have lives and better things to do. We started watching and saw you sitting on panels high fiving each other about your commitment to free trade (which always seemed to turn out to be crony capitalism that shafted us normals) and tax reform (which always seemed to turn out to benefit crony capitalists and shaft us normals) and budget cuts (which never seemed to happen except to the military, which is populated by, and therefore the cuts hurt, us normals). Oh, we gave you chances – for decades, we gave you plenty of chances not to suck. And, in return, you gave us nothing but suck.

“Oh, George W. Bush was a true conservative!” Good guy, yes, but he brought us two unwon wars (only one of necessity) and “compassionate conservatism.” Of course, “compassion” always means that normal people get another rock in their ruck. Then there was John McCain, who lied to our faces on Obamacare’s repeal so more Senate hacks wouldn’t have to go on record doing so. And last, and arguably least, there’s Mitt Romney, Mr. Thank-You-Candy-May-I-Have-Another, who never misses a chance to virtue signal for the benefit of the same people who said he gave someone cancer. Oh, and their bright idea for 2016? Jeb! He was an act of love upon us normals all right.

See, we’re done. We’re woke and feeling about you hacks just like you feel about us. Think about that. The clock is ticking. Look at Jeff Flake. At this point, I don’t even care if his opponent, somewhere down the road, will have to deny being a witch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3OUay2uWw). In fact, his primary opponent could get up at the first debate in a sweatshirt reading “PROUD HOGWARTS GRAD,” wave a wand, announce without irony that “The sorting hat assigned me to Hufflepuff!” and I’d still send her money. Because even if she was crazy (and she’s not – she seems like a very nice lady who actually believes in conservative stuff (https://www.kelliward.com/call-to-actions/meet-dr-kelli-ward-learn-about-her-strong-principles)), she would still be a million times better than that back-stabbing, braying doofus she’s running against. Heck, she’s already crushing the Arizona squish into utter squishiness in the polls – think of what she could do with some spells.

The GOP establishment will never learn, partly from denial and partly because a lot of its members are kind of dumb. For example, that smarmy dope Paul Ryan, when he isn’t trying to make sure foreigners are treated better than Americans, is still pushing the moronic “You could do your taxes on a postcard!” hack cliché when, of course, everyone knows that all those extra pages are filled with the deductions that make people who work pay less. I’ll toss my taxes to my accountant and keep my home mortgage, charitable, and state tax deductions instead of losing them so big GOP donors can pocket some more dough – thanks though, Passive Paul! Postcard taxes – sheesh, 1996 called and it wants its total defeat back.

Look normals, we’re in for the long haul here – hopefully not one that ends violently (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M0H7WQZ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01M0H7WQZ&linkCode=as2&tag=drhelenblog-20&linkId=27586fc0e6d0f934da1bdc58fac5b78a) for our divided country (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0714PQ7S1/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496075379&sr=1-1&keywords=indian+country+kurt&_encoding=UTF8&tag=drhelenblog-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=f2da59150030cc1280c5861cf6d43fa6&camp=1789&creative=9325), which it absolutely could. Those are the stakes, and that is why we can’t just walk away from this game. We can’t hide and wait it out. We either get in there and win or we lose everything. Step One was getting woke. Step Two was electing Trump. Step Three is regulating the Republicans. Slowly and surely, we’re going to need to purge these punks from our team.

And we can do it. Time is on our side. Eventually, Ben Sasse is going to get a show on MSNBC called You Have All Disappointed Me So, So Very Much. Eventually, Paul Ryan is going to leave to do infomercials for his objectivist cross-fit workout DVD titled Atlas Pumped. Eventually, Lindsey Graham is going to retire and open an antique store in Alexandria and get into needless and endless price wars all over town. And eventually, we will win our struggle to restore the country and the Constitution we love.


We must be patient.

We must be ruthless.

We must be woke.

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 21:34
I see purty pictures...

turiya
7th September 2017, 22:01
We Made Donald 'WTF' Trump PRESIDENT
— What Else Can We Do?

Guest Post by Ann Coulter (http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2017-09-06.html#read_more)

Congress has tried to sneak through amnesties three times in a little more than a decade. Every time, the American people somehow found out — despite the best efforts of the press — rose up in a rage and killed the proposed bills.

In 2006, President Bush got the brilliant idea to push amnesty on the country. His party was wiped out the very next time voters could get to the polls.

Liberals like to claim that their brave opposition to the Iraq War led to the midterm slaughter, but, as I recall, they were against that war in the 2004 presidential election, too, and Bush won. An April 2006 Washington Post–ABC News poll — taken about a month after Bush launched his amnesty crusade — showed that more Americans approved of Bush’s handling of the Iraq War than approved of his handling of immigration. In nearly every poll on Bush’s handling of immigration that year, a huge majority of the public disapproved (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1621572676/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1621572676&linkCode=as2&tag=anncoulter-20&linkId=f893756141dc8d05961cd56e4e446c36).

Three years ago, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his seat to an unknown economics professor, Dave Brat, by a whopping 55 percent to 45 percent, despite outspending Brat 40-to-1. It was the first time in history a member of leadership had lost a primary. (This despite Cantor being one of the “Young Guns”!) Brat had explicitly attacked Cantor for supporting amnesty.

Most spectacularly, last year, an utterly implausible presidential candidate crushed all his opponents — including the media — and won the White House by promising to deport illegals and build a wall.

The media imagine that President Trump’s deficiencies are an argument for not taking his positions seriously. Oh no — it’s just the reverse. The fact that Trump’s supporters implacably stick by him, through every horror, proves they are willing to put up with any lunacy if it means getting that agenda.How many different ways can Americans express that they want a whole lot less immigration and absolutely no amnesties? We already tried amnesty once. The 1986 amnesty under Reagan was supposed to be a one-time fix. We’d forgive the estimated 1 million illegal aliens living here and, in exchange, draconian measures would be imposed on any employer ever caught hiring an illegal again — up to a $10,000 fine per illegal and jail time for repeat offenders.

We never got the employer sanctions.

There weren’t 1 million illegals — it was 4 million.

It wasn’t a one-time fix. In another real-world example of “incentives,” the first amnesty led to a never-ending stream of illegals across our border, confident of getting in on the next amnesty. Today, there are at least 40 million illegals living in the U.S. (Eleven million is nonsense — they’ve been claiming that since the 1980s. See Adios, America (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1621572676/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1621572676&linkCode=as2&tag=anncoulter-20&linkId=5ac02d880f51835b06aaf475225ce6e8)https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=anncoulter-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1621572676)

And now, once again, politicians are lobbying for the exact same policy that was a complete failure last time. When it comes to immigration, it’s always Groundhog Day!

We’re told the DACA amnesty will apply only to a very small, discrete group of unbelievably fantastic illegals — who melt Ivanka’s heart by refilling her water glass at Cipriani with such alacrity!

Not only that, but there will be strict requirements on who qualifies for a DACA amnesty.

None of which will ever be enforced.

Congress has passed laws requiring that immigrants pay back taxes, learn English, not collect welfare and have good moral character. That’s not too onerous, right? It’s not like we’re requiring them to have any skills or talents that would be valuable to America.

Every single one of these requirements has been scuttled by immigration bureaucrats, federal judges and Democratic presidents. All of ’em. Our immigration bureaucracy is so dedicated to destroying America that it’s made citizens of thousands of convicted felons (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1621572676/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1621572676&linkCode=as2&tag=anncoulter-20&linkId=fe9d6ed7b7e72f3e4ce571b6c010eb84).

If you don’t understand how that could happen, you have no idea how much our cultural elites hate this country. Their governing philosophy is: Anyone we bring in is at least better than an American!

This nation is mind-bogglingly generous. But decades of lies make it impossible for even the most tender-hearted American to fall for this bait-and-switch one more time.

Every politician swears up and down that he wants a “secure border.” But then these same politicians go absolutely berserk when Trump says he wants to build a wall.

They say we’ll get enforcement right after the amnesty. That’s obviously absurd. When the tub is overflowing, water pouring out of the faucet, across the carpets, down the stairs, up the dining room walls, we don’t debate whether we’re going to dry clean the curtains or throw them out. We don’t argue about whether to use a mop or towels. FIRST: Turn off the water.

As long as both political parties stoutly refuse to build the wall, we know they are not serious about ever stopping illegal immigration. (Luckily, the Constitution gives the commander in chief full authority to protect our borders, with or without congressional approval.)

We know what happened after the Reagan amnesty. We know politicians and the media are lying to us. Why, some of the politicians who lied to us then are lying to us today, for example, Chuck Schumer.

No matter how innocent and lamblike a “Dreamer” they produce to tear at our heartstrings, it won’t work anymore. Decades of their perfidy has made sympathy impossible.

It’s as if, night after night, Paul Ryan knocked on our door and asked us to take in one helpless orphan and, night after night, we crack open our door, only to be set upon by 30 armed felons with tire chains and brass knuckles.

At a certain point, Ryan might actually produce a sad orphan. Who knows? It’s theoretically possible. But we could not be faulted for not opening the door.

Politicians and the press are themselves responsible for thoroughly killing any human sympathy Americans may have had for illegal immigrants — even the “Dreamers” (whom Ivanka adores, but would die before sending her kids to a school jam-packed with them).

The only question is:


Will anyone in Washington ever listen?

Emil El Zapato
7th September 2017, 22:09
There is no doubt that ugliness sells among the Neanderthal clans...It doesn't make it any smarter, useful, or even practical in terms of the evolutionary survival of the species. But, one would think that Neanderthals would recognize that, but like Washington they never learn. They are hanging on by a thread but continue to plot their own demise. It really is very sad....

turiya
8th September 2017, 00:05
KEEP HATE ALIVE (https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/09/07/keep-hate-alive/)

http://comicallyincorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ditto-Hate-600-LA-578x420.jpg


Via Branco (http://comicallyincorrect.com/)

Wind
8th September 2017, 00:20
http://www.iamawake.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Carlin-our-differences-1024x513.jpg

turiya
8th September 2017, 00:54
DACA Repeal Predictably Results
in Empty Leftist Outrage

Originally Posted at Free Market Shooter (http://fmshooter.com/daca-repeal-predictably-results-in-empty-leftist-outrage/); Authored by Ben Isaac (https://twitter.com/BenIsaacFMS)

http://fmshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/daca-protests-1024x576.jpg

In a time where many of the nation’s thoughts and resources are consumed by the ongoing natural disaster crisis in Houston, President Trump’s administration charged forward in pushing through some critical campaign agenda policies, one of which was the rescinding of former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an announcement Tuesday morning (http://time.com/4927426/daca-dreamers-jeff-sessions-transcript/) described Obama’s 2012 order as “an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the Executive Branch”.

The details of the order to rescind have been laid out as a delayed cancellation of the Obama executive order, in order to put pressure on Congress to author a law that addresses immigration reform as a whole. President Trump has vowed to take matters into his own hands if such a task is not completed in 6 months. If Trump had not issued the order, the law was likely to be struck down in federal court later this month, as a hearing was scheduled (http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2017/07/14/daca-dreamers-immigration-deportation-legal-challenges/477969001/) to respond to a challenge made by 10 states.

Despite the fact that President Trump’s only action was to reverse an unconstitutional law and order a return to enforcing laws already on the books, this did not stop vocal leftists from losing their collective mind about the issue, as usual. With echoed screams of familiar liberal “arguments” like “Trump hates minorities” and “Make America Great Again is code for Make America White Again”, Twitter and other forms of social media predictably lit up with the same manufactured outrage from the same pathetic souls who have expressed contempt and despair at practically every turn the President and his staff have made.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/898322415922462720/GVXopFbr_bigger.jpg (https://twitter.com/sahluwal)Simar‏ @sahluwal (https://twitter.com/sahluwal/status/905137188697907200)
Donald Trump showed more compassion to
racist Joe Arpaio than he did nearly 800,000
children. Let that sink in.
#DACA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DACA?src=hash)

11:34 AM - 5 Sep 2017

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https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/905927346326302720/0DexzpWP_bigger.jpg (https://twitter.com/jesmarez_) • jessica •‏ @jesmarez (https://twitter.com/jesmarez_/status/905108632420933634)_
If your argument for repealing #DACA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/DACA?src=hash) is that
CHILDREN should SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THEIR PARENTS ACTIONS, you are actual
garbage

9:41 AM - 5 Sep 2017

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7NvF42MhCA//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js (https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js)

Even former President Obama himself showed up for a little taste (http://fmshooter.com/hypocrite-in-chief-obama-still-behaving-like-hes-president-and-undermining-the-real-president-in-the-process/) of the spotlight, releasing a lengthy post (https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/10155227588436749) appealing to the emotional side (http://fmshooter.com/barack-obama-excessive-private-travel-me-no-meat-for-thee/) of the law, saying that since we’ve already granted these kids hope, it would be cruel (http://fmshooter.com/obama-calls-trump-bull****ter-lets-recap-eight-years-obamas-bull****/) to take it away now… all the while ignoring the reality that he was the one who granted this empty promise and sold a bill of goods that could not be realistically fulfilled.

Other prominent public figures like Bernie Sanders (https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/905189327218638853) took the opportunity to capitalize on an emotional appeal to their bases, while Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi assembled their fiercest supporters and held a pathetic, contrived, tearjerker of a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64EENUo0oRk) that displayed their dedication to continue resisting President Trump. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/905203062247223296) and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/905101482852278275), often at odds (https://nypost.com/2017/09/05/cuomo-finds-way-to-add-fuel-to-de-blasio-feud/) with one another, put up a united front to criticize Trump’s decision. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel even banned the President (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chicago-mayor-trump-free-zone-rahm-emanuel-daca-dreamers-programme-us-president-sanctuary-city-a7931646.html) from visiting his city.

The harsh reality that none of these leftists seem interesting in facing is that what President Obama did was in fact the wrong way to go about lawmaking, and indeed is the very reason the separate branches of government were established in the first place. Trump’s order yesterday essentially puts the ball back into the court that it should have been to begin with: Congress.

If America is to have any chance at true immigration reform, then the only time it should come from the office of the President is when he signs a bill that the Senate has put on his desk. The fact that leftists have been so vocal in challenging the repeal of this law and others shows that they have no intention of learning or enforcing the very Constitution that this nation stands on, and for the time being, it appears that they will continue obstructing anyone who does believe that it is the law of the land.


http://fmshooter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dem-obstruction-branco.jpg

There seems to be no end in sight for the left’s manufactured outrage at Trump’s continued fulfillment of his campaign promises, but it has at least become fun to watch.

turiya
8th September 2017, 01:05
The Great Rotation Has Begun, Countries
Now Moving West To East - Episode 1373b
(Published on Sep 7, 2017)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgnBZcEGOII

_________Relevant Articles_____________

Geopolitical/Police State


Showdown In Spain: Madrid Moves To Block Catalonia Referendum (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-07/showdown-spain-madrid-moves-block-catalonia-referendum?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


In a move many people thought would never happen, the Catalan parliament approved a referendum (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/06/spanish-government-condemns-catalonia-over-independence-referendum) that would allow a vote on the region’s independence from Spain.


The central government seeks intervention from the Constitutional Court. But short of invasion who is going to stop the vote?



https://mishgea.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/cataloniia-referendum.png?w=529&h=321 (https://mishgea.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/cataloniia-referendum.png)


The Spanish government has accused the Catalan Parliament of committing a “constitutional and democratic atrocity” by approving legislation to allow next month’s bitterly disputed independence referendum to go ahead.

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, ordered government lawyers to file a complaint with the country’s constitutional court so that the vote could be annulled.


Spain Moves to Block Catalonia Referendum


What It All About?

Tax Collection – Catalonia is the industrial superstate of Spain. Catalonia sends far more to Madrid than it gets back. Secession would cost Spain approximately 20% of tax revenue.
Language – Catalan (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/22/catalan-language-survived) is not a dialect of Spanish, but a language that developed independently out of the vulgar Latin spoken by the Romans who colonized the Tarragona area. It is spoken by 9 million people in Catalonia, Valencia,
History – Dating back to 1150 and 1707 Catalonia was not part of Spain. Numerous kings tried with no success to end the Catalan language.


Eurozone Implications
The independence referendum is not a vote to leave the EU or the Eurozone.
As an independent country, Catalonia would have to apply for membership to the EU and to the Eurozone.

Source: zerohedge.com


King Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Russia In October (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-07/king-saudi-arabia-visit-russia-october?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedg e+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+fo r+everyone+drops+to+zero%29)


Despite differences over Syria and the Iranian nuclear deal, current Russia-Saudi Arabia relations are arguably at an apex, both in terms of shared interests and mutual understanding. It has just been announced (https://sputniknews.com/politics/201709051057086578-saudi-king-may-visit-russia/) that King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Russia in late October. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on September 5 that the exact date will be announced later. Only some details are left to be discussed.


The visit has been anticipated for a long time.[/B] This will be the first time a Saudi king visits Russia. Russia is a partner in the Kingdom’s far-reaching ambitious plans. The potential of bilateral relations development is extraordinary.

Source: zerohedge.com

War


[B]Jimmy Carter: ‘Koreans Want Peace Treaty to Replace 1953 Ceasefire’ (http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/09/07/jimmy-carter-koreans-want-peace-treaty-replace-1953-ceasefire/)


Reframing the current diplomatic crisis in North Korea is essential if genuine progress is to be made in diffusing the current tense situation. "an already confrontational relationship between our countries, and has probably eliminated any chance of good faith peace talks between the United States and North Korea. In addition to restraining the warlike rhetoric, our leaders need to encourage talks between North Korea and other countries, especially China and Russia."

The recent UN Security Council unanimous vote for new sanctions suggests that these countries could help. In all cases, a nuclear exchange must be avoided. All parties must assure North Koreans they we will forego any military action against them if North Korea remains peaceful.


President Jimmy Carter:


I have visited North Korea three times, and have spent more than 20 hours in discussions with their political leaders regarding important issues that affect U.S.-DPRK relations.


In June 1994, I met with Kim Il Sung in a time of crisis, when he agreed to put all their nuclear programs under strict supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and to seek mutual agreement with the United States on a permanent peace treaty, to have summit talks with the president of South Korea, to expedite the recovery of the remains of American service personnel buried in his country, and to take other steps to ease tension on the peninsula. Kim Il Sung died shortly after my visit, and his successor, Kim Jong Il, notified me and leaders in Washington that he would honor the promises made by his father.


My last visit to North Korea was in May 2011 when I led a delegation of Elders (former presidents of Ireland and Finland and former prime minister of Norway) to assure the delivery of donated food directly to needy people.


During all these visits, the North Koreans emphasized that they wanted peaceful relations with the United States and their neighbors, but were convinced that we planned a preemptive military strike against their country. They wanted a peace treaty (especially with America) to replace the ceasefire agreement that had existed since the end of the Korean War in 1953, and to end the economic sanctions that had been very damaging to them during that long interim period.

Source: 21stcenturywire.com


CONFIRMED: North Korea supports economic ties with Russia and South Korea, but not until a later date (http://theduran.com/confirmed-north-korea-supports-economic-ties-russia-south-korea-not-later-date/)


North Korea’s representative at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok has given his first public statement to journalists since President Vladimir Putin announced his plans for trilateral economic cooperation between Russia and the two Korean states.


Kim Young Jae said (https://sputniknews.com/asia/201709071057171093-north-korea-cooperation-russia-south/),


“We are not opposed to the trilateral cooperation (with Russia and South Korea), but this is not an appropriate situation for this to be implemented”.


He continued,


“We severely condemn attempts by South Korea and Japan to use the EEF for their impure political purposes. Their attacks against self-defensive measures to strengthen the DPRK’s nuclear deterrent forces — they are clearly at variance with the purpose and nature of our forum, where economic cooperation between the Russian Far East and Asian countries is discussed”.



Earlier, President Putin spoke of Russia’s desire to build transport links between the entire Korean peninsula and Russia.


If South Korea was to engage with North Korea on a disarmament plan, even one that due to the highly weaponised topography of the Korean peninsula would be largely symbolic, this could be the necessary element which would see Pyongyang state that it is ready to fully engage wit Putin’s proposal.


The fact that Pyongyang responded positively to the Russian plan is indicative of the fact that now it is up to South Korea to show it will respond with care and good measure to statements from the North.


In this sense, the ball is largely in South Korea’s court. If Seoul is to re-activate its so-called Sunshine Policy of engagement with the North which was a stable of South Korean diplomacy under the Presidencies of Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, there is every chance that when combined with Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov’s famously skilled diplomatic tactics, such a policy could result in Moscow, Pyongyang and Seoul initiating the process which Vladimir Putin spoke of at the Eastern Economic Forum.

Source: theduran.com


President says South Korea interested in signing free trade agreement with EAEU (http://tass.com/economy/964307)


Seoul is interested in signing a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union

Source: tass.ru


US Aircraft Evacuates Over 20 Daesh Commanders From Deir ez-Zor – Source (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201709071057182244-daesh-deir-ez-zor-us-evacuation/)


A US Air Force aircraft evacuated 20 Daesh field commanders from the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, liberated this week by government forces


“Amid successful actions by Syrian government troops in the eastern part of Syria in late August, a number of field [Daesh] commanders backed by US special services, had been promptly evacuated from Deir ez-Zor to safer regions in order to use their experience in other directions,” the source said.


The source said that on August 26, a “US Air Force helicopter” had evacuated 2 Daesh field commanders of “European origin” with members of their families from an area located to the north-west of Deir ez-Zor at night.

Source: sputniknews.com

X22REPORT.COM (http://x22report.com/the-great-rotation-has-begun-countries-now-moving-towards-china-russia-episode-1373/#more-280176)

turiya
8th September 2017, 13:57
Trump Talks Tax Reform Plan
in North Dakota Yesterday - Full
(Published on Sep 8, 2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuQQNjpRQI
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Republicans, sorry, but I've been hearing
about Repeal & Replace for 7 years, didn't
happen! Even worse, the Senate Filibuster
Rule will....

5:41 AM - 8 Sep 2017
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...never allow the Republicans to pass even
great legislation. 8 Dems control - will rarely
get 60 (vs. 51) votes. It is a Repub Death
Wish!

5:46 AM - 8 Sep 2017
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http://curezone.com/upload/_T_Forums/Turiya_Files_/AVALON/TRUMP/TRUMP_TWEETS/TRUMP_TWITTER_ICON_5.png (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/906139352580972544)
Republicans must start the Tax Reform/Tax
Cut legislation ASAP. Don't wait until the end
of September. Needed now more than ever.
Hurry!

5:57 AM - 8 Sep 2017
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Emil El Zapato
8th September 2017, 15:18
The look on Wolf Blitzer's face is absolutely priceless.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toGBqOWlrzQ

You'll find that I always speak the truth with a little embellishment now and then... :eyebrows:

NAP

Emil El Zapato
8th September 2017, 15:52
I absolutely love this guy...Keep in mind that Donald won the election which turns everything on its head...which I knew from the beginning and I add I was so frustrated having to listen to this nonsense.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5JjvO28Fwg

Emil El Zapato
4th October 2017, 18:58
If I was Trump I would just slink away in shame. How can such an undeserving human being actually be President of the United States...I suppose it is what everyone talks about. Deliberate dumbing down of the rank-and-file.

Aianawa
4th October 2017, 21:33
Gee, what an amazing job so far, win win so far because no one knows for sure what is happening, still.

Emil El Zapato
4th October 2017, 22:10
:)

The depth of his shallowness is breathtaking. Malignant Narcissism in all its glory! I was convinced early he was a psychopath and given his abject failure to even pretend normalcy makes him a failure as a psychopath as well. He's out of his psychopathic depth, he's better at exploiting those that are dumber/perceived dumber than he is, but GAWD that is a small pool!

enjoy being
4th October 2017, 23:11
It is possible to be so shallow that you get into negative figures and cause a vacuum in which it sucks the depth out of things you happen to walk by.

Emil El Zapato
4th October 2017, 23:36
It is possible to be so shallow that you get into negative figures and cause a vacuum in which it sucks the depth out of things you happen to walk by.

yeah, it is one for the researchers...no doubt, no doubt...

enjoy being
5th October 2017, 00:14
As much as I can dislike power puppet figures. I also feel a little sorry for them. Not so much that I would attract the attention upon myself of the demons that hang around them of course.
But yeah, I can sometimes wonder momentarily, of what sort of sad story would be behind the results we see in front of us.
Successful people do what unsuccessful people don't want to do. That statement is double edged. It refers to people not wanting to even get out of bed, but it also refers to people who would sell their grandmother.
A corporate boardroom table is like the burning belly of a beast to me. Those sitting around it, its tentacles feeding it. The people who have managed to BE a tentacle are the types who have won over their competition and clawed their way to the top. They are they type who spend their hours scheming and dreaming up new ways to feed the beasts belly so that they can become its chief feeder and be admired by the other psychopaths. Though, of them, many have even graduated past needing admiration and seem to be just operating out of the blackness in their eyes.

Emil El Zapato
5th October 2017, 15:50
Excellent post, Nothing!

Aianawa
29th June 2022, 02:21
As much as I can dislike power puppet figures. I also feel a little sorry for them. Not so much that I would attract the attention upon myself of the demons that hang around them of course.
But yeah, I can sometimes wonder momentarily, of what sort of sad story would be behind the results we see in front of us.
Successful people do what unsuccessful people don't want to do. That statement is double edged. It refers to people not wanting to even get out of bed, but it also refers to people who would sell their grandmother.
A corporate boardroom table is like the burning belly of a beast to me. Those sitting around it, its tentacles feeding it. The people who have managed to BE a tentacle are the types who have won over their competition and clawed their way to the top. They are they type who spend their hours scheming and dreaming up new ways to feed the beasts belly so that they can become its chief feeder and be admired by the other psychopaths. Though, of them, many have even graduated past needing admiration and seem to be just operating out of the blackness in their eyes.

Indeed it is BNP